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PORTLAND, Ore. Neil Walker Mets Jersey . -- Diego Valeri scored in the 13th minute and Donovan Ricketts earned his 10th shutout of the season, leading the Portland Timbers to a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Friday night. Valeri scored for the third straight match as the Timbers (11-5-13) moved one point ahead of the Rapids (12-9-9) for third place in the Western Conference. "The game wasnt pretty," Portland head coach Caleb Porter said. "We need to be able to win those games. I thought we were very professional how we managed the second half, especially. I continue to see a very positive evolution." On the games only scoring play, Rodney Wallace leapt to head a Colorado clearance back towards goal, and Valeri raced onto the loose ball and chipped a shot from 20 yards out over Rapids goalkeeper Clinton Irwin for his eighth goal of the season. Valeri continues to be a driving force for the Timbers, despite recent injury issues. Porter noted the quality of the goal, while acknowledging the need to manage Valeris playing time. "That (goal) was class, and thats what he is, a class player," Porter said. "This was an important game and we got a good 75 minutes out of him. I hope hes still OK, he got a little tight at the end. Hopefully we saved enough in the tank for him to go the next game." Colorado nearly tied it 25 minutes later, when Portlands Pa-Modou Kah and Mamadou Danso both missed on their attempts to clear a pass, allowing the ball to fall to Edson Buddle. However, the Rapids forward could only manage to blast his shot off the goalpost. Despite the loss, Colorado head coach Oscar Pareja believes his team will make the playoffs. "Of course," he said. "With the team you saw on the field today, of course. I saw a team full of character." Both teams next face conference rivals for playoff positions. 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The teams, and a few thousand fans, waited nearly four hours from the 7:05 scheduled start time before an announcement was made shortly before 11 p. WINNIPEG -- Winnipeg Blue Bombers backup quarterback Justin Goltz is preparing to start Friday against the Calgary Stampeders in the event that starter Buck Pierce cant go. But the Blue Bombers likely wont know the answer to that until Wednesday. "Im preparing as if Im going to start, trying to build off the momentum of last week," Goltz said after practice Monday, when he took first-team reps and Pierce mostly stood around. "You never know what the situations going to be ... As long as I prepare as if Im going to start, I cant go wrong." Pierce was hit in the stomach in Fridays 35-19 loss to the Toronto Argonauts and couldnt finish the game. Goltz, who played the second half and completed 13 of 15 throws for 170 yards, was in charge for Winnipegs only touchdown of the game, a run by Chad Simpson late in the fourth quarter. Winnipeg head coach Tim Burke says he isnt sure what Pierces injury is -- it could be just a bruise from the helmet hit to the abdomen -- but, regardless, he isnt ready to go yet. "Its not life-threatening," Burke said. "Its not internal organs that are bruised or anything like that." The Blue Bombers took the short leash off Pierce against Toronto and let him move more but Burke says he wasnt hurt on one of those plays. He was still in the pocket and someone just slipped a block. "Actually, on the plays where we took him out wide, I dont think he got hit at all." Keeping Pierce healthy was identified as a key to success this season by the Blue Bombers, although with a record of 1-3 success has been scarce so far. Winnipeg has a fairly long list of wounded. Burke says he doesnt expect defennsive tackle Bryant Turner back in time for Fridays game. Nolan Ryan Jersey. Fellow lineman J.T. Gilmore is also still a question mark and receiver Chris Matthews is doubtful, but another injured receiver, Kito Poblah, was looking better than Burke expected in practice Monday. Before practice, Burke sat the team down and told them they needed to work on how they handle adversity during a game like last weeks loss, when the wheels fell off after an early interception. "I used the Calgary and Montreal game as an example -- 24-0 and then a 35-0 swing the other way because Calgarys a mature team, they believe theyre going to win, they know theyre going to win," Burke said. "I said thats the attitude youve got to take." The players also held their own meeting, without coaches, and told each other what they think needs to be done to turn the season around. Veteran receiver Terrence Edwards, who also looks ready to come off the injured list for Fridays game, says it wasnt negative. He watched from the sidelines and adds that as a leader among the receivers he offered them his perspective. "Everybodys got to be very detail-oriented about their craft," he said. "I think thats the biggest problem with us. Were not doing the little things properly." Edwards says hes going to work to ensure the receivers start correcting their mistakes and other veterans will be doing the same thing. Practice was delayed by all the meetings but Burke says the result on the field was good. "I thought our practice was very good," he said. "I dont know what the players said in (their meeting). I heard it was constructive." Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '