[MLS: Week 8] On a humid afternoon in Houston, both Houston and Portland looked for the positives of a 1-1 tie, though the reality is both last year’s conferencerunners-up are struggling. The draw left the Dynamo with a win in six games since opening with two victories. That’s better than the Timbers, whose eight-game winless streak tied a club record andleft them with the worst record in MLS.

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