Timbers begin second half with Rodriguez out, Neville suspended and Eric Miller playing for Pride

Timbers begin second half with Rodriguez out, Neville suspended and Eric Miller playing for Pride

BEAVERTON — It isn’t typically the assistant coach’s job to give bad news about injuries, but seeing as Dave van den Bergh has a bit of a different role this week — more on that later — and considering that Apple TV let the cat out of the bag during Sunday’s broadcast of Portland’s 2-1 win over St. Louis, the Timbers’ assistant figured it was time to be upfront about Jonathan Rodriguez.

Timbers notebook: Portland begins second half with Rodriguez out, Neville suspended and Eric Miller playing for Pride

JJ Anderson photoBEAVERTON — It isn’t typically the assistant coach’s job to give bad news about injuries, but seeing as Dave van den Bergh has a bit of a different role this week — more on that later — and considering that Apple TV let the cat out of the bag during Sunday’s broadcast of Portland’s 2-1 win over St. Louis, the Timbers’ assistant figured it was time to be upfront about Jonathan Rodriguez.“I think everybody kind of heard the announ…