Following a sluggish seasonal start that saw them win once in their first seven matches, the Sounders have won three in a row after a convincing, 4-2 win over Western Conference-leading FC Dallas at CenturyLink Field Saturday night.

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MATCH: FC Dallas (7-1-3, 24 points, 1st, MLS West) at Seattle Sounders FC (3-3-3, 12 points, T7, MLS West). TYPE: MLS. WHEN: Saturday, 7:30 p.m., CenturyLink Field. MEETING: 10th (Sounders lead 4-1-4). TV: KING 5. RADIO: 97.3 KIRO FM; SPANISH: KOMO2 (Comcast Ch. 114) and La Gran D 99.3 FM.

Seemingly recovered from an early-season stretch in which they were vexed by injuries, national team commitments, suspensions and personal problems, the Sounders host Western Conference leader FC Dallas Saturday night riding a five-match unbeaten streak (3-0-2) with four shutouts and an 8-2 goal advantage in that span. Dallas, though, hasn't lost since March 10, its nine-game undefeated streak the best in MLS this season.

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Forward Eddie Johnson will miss Sounders home matches June 1 at Chivas USA and June 8 vs. Vancouver while he participates in three 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Jamaica (June 7), Panama (June 11) and Honduras (June 18). CenturyLink Field will host the June 11 match against Panama.

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The Sounders will begin their run at a fourth Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championship May 29 with a third-round date against the winner of the Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) at VSI Tampa Bay (USL-PRO) match. The Sounders FC will either visit the Rowdies at 4:30 p.m. PT at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, FL., or host VSI Tampa Bay at 7 p.m. PT at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila.

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The Sounders' "bogey" team, as coach Sigi Schmid refers to a lopsided rivalry, is over as regards the San Jose Earthquakes. Lamar Neagle scored goals in the 28th and 54th minutes and Mauro Rosales drove in a free kick to win 4-0 Saturday at the Clink -- a season high and the most goals Seattle has scored in 12 MLS games against the Quakes.

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MATCH: San Jose Earthquakes (3-3-5, 14 points, T4, MLS West) at Seattle Sounders FC (2-3-3, 9 points, T8, MLS West). TYPE: MLS. WHEN: Saturday, 1 p.m., CenturyLink Field. MEETING: 12th (Earthquakes lead 6-4-1). TV: KONG. RADIO: 97.3 KIRO FM; SPANISH: KOMO2 (Comcast Ch. 114) and La Gran D 99.3 FM.

What the Oakland Athletics are to the Seattle Mariners -- a nemesis -- the San Jose Earthquakes are becoming to the Seattle Sounders. The Quakes defeated the Sounders four consecutive times, Seattle's last win coming Oct. 15, 2011 in what was Kasey Keller's final regular-season home match.

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Buzzer-beaters do not exist in soccer, but defender Djimi Traore essentially hit one Wednesday night to give the Sounders a 1-0 win over host Sporting Kansas City. After the first 90 minutes ended scoreless, three minutes of stoppage time were allotted. But an Eddie Johnson injury added an extra minute, enough for Traore to find the back of the net with his first MLS goal.

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MATCH: Seattle Sounders FC (1-3-3, 6 points, 9th, MLS West) at Sporting Kansas City (5-3-2, 17 points, T1, MLS East). TYPE: MLS. WHEN: Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., Sporting Park, Kansas City. MEETING: 9th (Sounders lead 5-1-1 all-time in MLS). TV: KONG. RADIO: 97.3 KIRO FM; SPANISH: KOMO2 (Comcast Ch. 114) and La Gran D 99.3 FM.

Following Saturday's 2-2 draw with the Philadelphia Union, in which the last-place Sounders received two red cards (Lamar Neagle, DeAndre Yedlin) and a yellow (Eddie Johnson), head coach Sigi Schmid made an obvious point when he discussed developments with assembled scribes.

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The Sounders survived two red cards and a yellow in the final five minutes and escaped -- barely -- with a 2-2 draw with the Philadelphia Union Saturday afternoon at PPL Park. The Sounders, now 1-3-3, 6 points, finished a wild match with nine men on the pitch after shoving matches and over-aggressive tackling saw three players tossed.

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MATCH: Seattle Sounders FC (1-3-2, 5 points, 9th, MLS West) at Philadelphia Union (3-3-2, 11 points, 6th, MLS East). TYPE: MLS. WHEN: Saturday, 1 p.m., PPL Park, Chester. MEETING: 6th (series even at 2-2-1). TV: KONG. RADIO: 97.3 KIRO FM; SPANISH: KOMO2 (Comcast Ch. 114) and La Gran D 99.3 FM.

Idle for two weeks after a bye, the Sounders will play three matches over the next eight days, the kind of cluster that historically favors them. On the nine previous occasions that the Sounders have kicked it off three times in an eight-day span, they have compiled a 12-7-7 in those matches with eight shutouts.

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Obafemi Martins' rebound goal in the 27th minute proved the difference as the Seattle Sounders snapped an 0-fer MLS start with a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park Saturday afternoon. The win was the first for Seattle, the final winless team in MLS play, and improved the club's record to 1-3-2.

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COMMERCE CITY, CO. -- Was it a quirk of fate? A brilliant joke implemented by an MLS intern? Or a subtle yet genius marketing gimmick to create a buzz around an ordinary soccer match?

No one at the MLS will admit why the two clubs from the states that legalized marijuana this year were scheduled to play in the Mile High city on 4/20. But here we are.

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MATCH: Seattle Sounders FC (0-3-2, 2 points, 9th, MLS West) at Colorado Rapids (2-3-2, 8 points, T4, MLS West). TYPE: MLS. WHEN: Saturday, 3 p.m., Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO. MEETING: 10th (Sounders lead 7-1-1). TV: KONG. RADIO: 97.3 KIRO FM; SPANISH: KOMO2 (Comcast Ch. 114) and La Gran D 99.3 FM.

Due to a spate of injuries, national-team call-ups and squad rotation, Sounders head coach Sigi Schmid has used a different starting lineup in every match this season. The lineup havoc (21 starters) has been most pronounced at the forward position, where Schmid has used seven combinations, including Eddie Johnson with three partners.

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The Sounders created multiple opportunities to come away with three points and their first MLS victory, including three quality shots from Steve Zakuani that came agonizingly close, but a major effort by Seattle failed to produce the desired result in a 0-0 draw with the New England Revolution at CenturyLink Field Saturday.

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MATCH: New England (1-2-1, 4 points, T8, MLS East) at Seattle Sounders FC (0-3-1, 1 point, 9th, MLS West). TYPE: MLS. WHEN: Saturday, 1 p.m., CenturyLink Field. MEETING: 8th (series tied 3-3-1). TV: KONG. RADIO: 97.3 KIRO FM; SPANISH: KOMO2 (Comcast Ch. 114) and La Gran D 99.3 FM.

The Sounders have amassed the fewest points -- one -- through the first four MLS matches of a season in franchise history. They play their fifth Saturday afternoon at CenturyLink Field against a New England Revolution team that has also gotten off to nearly as sorry a start to 2013.

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Despite 95-degree heat and the absence of key players, the Sounders pressured favored Santos Laguna into a 1-1 draw Tuesday night in Torreon, Mexico, but lost the two-leg semifinal series on a 2-1 aggregate score and were eliminated from CONCACAF Champions League play. The defending champions moved on to the finals.

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MATCH: Seattle Sounders FC (0-3-1, 1, 9th, MLS West; 1-0 CCL) at Santos Laguna (6-2-4, 4th, Liga MX, 1-0 CCL). TYPE: CONCACAF Champions League semifinal. WHEN: Tuesday, 5 p.m., Estadio Corona, Torreon, Mexico. MEETING: 2nd match of two-leg series (Santos leads 1-0). TV: FOX Soccer. RADIO: KIRO AM, 97.3.

Offensively feeble in MLS play so far, the Sounders are going to need a major goal-scoring performance Tuesday when they play the second of a two-leg Champions League semifinal series against Mexico's Santos Laguna. Having lost to Santos last Tuesday, the Sounders are already down a goal (1-0) and will be facing a club that chews up opponents on its home grounds.

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Things picked up around the Sounders Tuesday night at the Clink. Coach Sigi Schmid didn't feel compelled to use the words "terrible" and "disease" in describing his team's play. He also didn't choose to use the word "whoopee."

"We didn't play that poorly," he said. "We played all right." His shrug was almost seismic.

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MATCH: Santos Laguna (6-2-4, 4th, Liga MX, 1-0 CCL) at Seattle Sounders FC (0-3-1, 1, 9th, MLS West; 1-0 CCL). TYPE: CONCACAF Champions League semifinal. WHEN: Tuesday, 7 p.m., CenturyLink Field. MEETING: 1st match of two-legged series. TV: FOX Soccer. RADIO: KIRO AM, 97.3.

Offensively feeble in MLS play so far, the Sounders are going to need an explosive goal-scoring performance Tuesday when they play the first leg of a two-legged Champions League semifinal series against Mexico's Santos Laguna. If last year is any indication, even three- or four-goal triumph might not be enough to hold off the Mexicans once they get Seattle in their home park.

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It is official. The Sounders are in early trouble. With a 2-1 loss to Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium Saturday night, Seattle is off to its worst start in franchise history. The Sounders have dropped three of their first four Major League Soccer matches for the first time and are last in the Western Conference at 0-3-1.

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