While the Seattle Sounders aren't settling for modest expectations ahead of a three-game road stretch, it isn't exactly high-minded to think they'll beat the first opponent. The club makes its first trip to Yankee Stadium on Sunday night to face a New York City FC side trying to end a six-match winless streak and figure out how to score should David Villa miss another match. Things will get a little more difficult for Seattle (4-2-1) with stops in Columbus and Vancouver, but the Sounders are heading into it with nine points in mind. We've always shown ourselves to be a good road team, so we aren't afraid to go on the road." That hasn't necessarily translated into great success so far for the Sounders, who are 1-1-1 away from home as part of a 2-4-3 span dating to Sept. 20 and have been shut out in three of their last four road matches. More...