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Colorado (12-5-12, 48 points) let two points slip through its fingers last week when it allowed a lastsecond goal at Vancouver in a 3-3 draw. It was only the second time this season Colorado scored three goals . ... The Rapids are in second place in the Western Conference, five points behind FC Dallas, with two games in hand and five games remaining. Colorado is the only MLS team that is unbeaten at home (9-0-5) this season, and hasn’t conceded a goal at home since July. … Center back Bobby Burling (toe), midfielder Jermaine Jones (knee) and winger Dillon Serna (knee) are out with injuries. Striker Kevin Doyle (ankle) is questionable. Timbers: Portland (11-12-8, 41 points) is the only team in MLS without a win on the road this season (0-9-6) — though it came close the last time these teams met, with striker Fanendo Adi hitting the post in goalkeeper Tim Howard’s Rapids debut, which ended in a scoreless tie . ... The Timbers beat C.D. Dragón in El Salvador 2-1 on Tuesday in CONCACAF Champions League play, fielding a mostly first-choice lineup . ... The defending MLS Cup champions enter in seventh place in the West, just below the red line for the final playoff berth with three games remaining on their schedule — two of which are against Colorado. … Former Rapids defender Nat Borchers (Achilles tendon) is out. Daniel Boniface, The Denver Post