Timbers shut out Austin FC, clinch playoff spot, avoid wild-card game

Ariel Lassiter and Kristoffer Velde scored goals and James Pantemis recorded seven saves as the visiting Portland Timbers defeated Austin FC 2-0 on Saturday in the teams' regular-season-ending match

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