Juice Boxes and Post Game Stats: 50 Shutouts for Melia

Sporting Kansas City moved to the top of the Western Conference with a 4-0 win over what would generously be considered a rusty Colorado Rapids side. Here’s the stats and milestones from the game last night.

Tim Melia recorded his 50th league shutout for Kansas City, he’s the first player to reach that mark.

Roger Espinoza made his 228th league start, tying him with Kerry Zavagnin for 3rd all time on that list.

Espinoza recorded his 41st assist in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Davy Arnaud for 5th all time on that list.

It was Espinoza’s 37th in all competition, breaking his tie with Arnaud for 5th on that list as well.

The assist was the 10th game winning assist of Espinoza’s career in MLS play, tying him with Arnaud and Josh Wolff for 5th all time on that list.

It was Espinoza’s 11th game winning assist in all competitions, tying him with Arnaud and Wolff for 5th on that list as well.

Gerso Fernandes scored his 18th league goal for KC, breaking his tie with Eddie Johnson and Jimmy Conrad for 18th all time on that list.

The goal was Fernandes’ 19th in MLS competitions, tying him with Felipe Gutierrez for 17th all time on that list.

Fernandes scored his 12th league goal at home for KC, tying him with Krisztian Nemeth for 15th all time on that list.

It was Fernandes’ 17th in all competitions at home, tying him with CJ Sapong and Daniel Salloi for 13th all time on that list.