Portland gets past Seattle, 2-1, in MLS playoff game Ryan Johnson flicked in a header early in the first half, and Darlington Nagbe scored midway through the second half Saturday night as the Portland Timbers beat the Seattle Sounders, 2-1, in the first leg of a Western Conference semifinal series. The third-year Timbers, playing in their first MLS postseason game, need only a draw Wednesday at Portland to win the aggregate total and advance to the conference final. Osvaldo Alonso scored in the 90th minute for the Sounders. New England 2, Sporting Kansas City 1: Andy Dorman and Kelyn Rowe scored in the second half to lead the Revolution at Foxborough, Mass., in the first leg of an Eastern Conference semifinal series. Aurelien Collin scored for Sporting Kansas City. The clubs will play the second leg of the series Wednesday at Kansas City, Kan.