Eighth-place Real Salt Lake make late playoff push vs. Timbers

Real Salt Lake's window for punching a ticket to the playoffs is closing.

RSL find themselves in a must-win situation when they host the Portland Timbers in Sandy, Utah, on Wednesday night.

A 4-3 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday dropped Salt Lake (13-13-6, 45 points) to eighth place in the Western Conference -- one spot below the playoff cut line. With two games remaining, RSL cannot afford to drop any more