[MLS REWIND: Week 27] Real Salt Lake again showed off its attacking weapons, getting agoal and two assists from from Joao Plata, a golazo from Javier Morales (bicycle kick) and goals from Luis Gil and Alvaro Saborio (his team-high 10th of the season) as it blitzed the Portland Timbers, 4-2, to open up at leasttemporarily an eight-point lead in the Western Conference. RSL has scored 52 goals — 11 more than the next best team in MLS — and 11 goals in its last three games.

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