Portland Timbers forward Lucas Melano (26) and Sporting Kansas City midfielder Connor Hallisey (22) race for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, July 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Jacob Peterson scored and Benny Feilhaber had an assist to help Sporting Kansas City beat the Portland Timbers 1-0 on Sunday.
Peterson flicked a header, off a free kick by Feilhaber, to the bottom-right corner in the 50th minute.
Alec Kann made a diving stop of a strike by Darlington Nagbe - Portland's only shot on goal - in the 10th.
The Timbers (7-8-8) had chances in stoppage time. Jack McInerney blasted a right footer from the left side of the box off the crossbar in the first minute, and Fanendo Adi's header, off a cross by Vytautas Andriuskevicius, from the right side of the 6-yard box missed wide right about three minutes later.
Sporting (10-10-4) has won two in a row and five straight at home.
Portland has lost two straight after an nine-match unbeaten streak.
Kansas City's Jimmy Medranda earned and fifth yellow card and will be suspended for Sporting's next match, Aug. 7 at Portland.
Sporting Kansas City forward Dom Dwyer (14) heads the ball against Portland Timbers midfielder Darlington Nagbe, back, during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, July 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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Sporting Kansas City midfielder Jimmy Medranda slide-tackles Portland Timbers forward Lucas Melano during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, July 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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Portland Timbers defender Zarek Valentin, left, heads the ball away from Sporting Kansas City midfielder Connor Hallisey (22) during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, July 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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Sporting Kansas City midfielder Roger Espinoza (27) blocks a kick by Portland Timbers forward Fanendo Adi (9) during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, July 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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Portland Timbers goalkeeper Jake Gleeson makes a save during the first half of an MLS soccer match against Sporting Kansas City in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, July 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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