Houston at Colorado
When: 7 p.m.
TV: Altitude
Radio: 1340 AM
Spotlight on Erick “Cubo” Torres
The Rapids targeted the Mexican international striker last offseason when his former club, Chivas USA, was dissolved. Torres, 22, later signed with Houston after a club-record transfer fee, and he was loaned to Chivas Guadalajara of Liga MX for the spring season. He scored 15 goals in 29 games last season for Chivas USA and debuted for the Mexican national team in September, scoring his first goal for El Tri a month later. He has yet to score in five substitute stints for Houston.
Notebook
Rapids
Colorado (6-9-9) plays its second of three matches in an eight-day span, desperate for points to keep its slim playoff hopes afloat. Currently in last in the Western Conference, the Rapids snapped a season-long three-game losing streak on the road Saturday at Chicago with a 1-0 win. A first-minute goal by Dillon Serna was the difference. … Scoring has been the Rapids’ Achilles heel this season: The club has 21 goals in 24 games, the lowest mark in MLS. Gabriel Torres leads the club with four goals. … These teams played to a scoreless draw in league play March 28. Houston beat Colorado 1-0 on June 30 in a U.S. Open Cup match. … Luis Solignac and Jared Watts are listed as “out” on the Rapids’ injury report.
Dynamo
Houston (8-9-8) wraps up a three-game road swing after a loss at New England and a 2-2 tie at Portland. The Dynamo, in eighth place in the Western Conference, is winless in its last four road matches and sit three points south of the final playoff spot. Houston has not won at Colorado since 2008.
