Lineup Notes | Houston Dynamo vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC

DYNAMO STARTING XI (4-3-3):

• Joe Willis; A.J. DeLaGarza, Adolfo Machado, Leonardo, DaMarcus Beasley; Ricardo Clark ©, Juan David Cabezas, Alex; Alberth Elis, Mauro Manotas, Romell Quioto

STARTING XI NOTES:

• The Dynamo are using their 10th different starting lineup in 10 games thus far this season.
• MF Alex is making his 48th start overall for the Dynamo and the 96th of his MLS career. If he continues to start every game, Alex would start his 100th career game on May 31 at home vs. Real Salt Lake.
• DF DaMarcus Beasley will make his 157th career start and 69th as a Dynamo tonight.
• MF Juan David Cabezas will make his fifth start with the Dynamo and his fourth in a row tonight.
• MF Ricardo Clark returns to the Starting XI for the first time since April 15 vs. Minnesota United FC, snapping a span of three straight games without a start.
• Clark will make his 298th career regular-season start and his 267th with the Dynamo.
• DF A.J. DeLaGarza is set to make his 203rd career start in tonight’s game.
• FW Alberth Elis makes his ninth start of the season and his sixth in a row tonight. Elis has played in all nine games this season and will extend that streak to 10 at the opening whistle.
• Elis can extend his home scoring streak to four consecutive games with a goal tonight.
• DF Leonardo will make his fourth consecutive start, his seventh with the Dynamo and the 87th of his career tonight. He will be making his 92nd career appearance in MLS regular-season play.
• DF Adolfo Machado is starting his 10th consecutive game. He and Alex are the only two players to have started every game this season.
• FW Mauro Manotas will make his fifth start of the season, his second of the year in the center forward position, and the 15th of his career tonight.
• FW Romell Quioto will make his second consecutive start and his fifth of the year. Quioto has scored in all four games he has started this year.
• GK Joe Willis will make his 54th career start and his fifth in a row this season. Willis started 24 games a year ago for the Dynamo.

SUBSTITUTES BENCH:

• GK Tyler Deric would make just his second career appearance as a substitute if he were to enter the game tonight.
• DF Jalil Anibaba is on the bench tonight and could make his fourth appearance of the season and first as a substitute if he comes into the game.
• DF Kevin Garcia is in the 18-man matchday roster and could make his third appearance of the season if he enters the game.
• MF Memo Rodriguez is in the 18-man matchday roster for the fourth time this season. An appearance as a substitute would be the second of his career.
• FW Vicente Sánchez is on the bench for the sixth consecutive game and stands to make his sixth appearance of the season if he comes in as a substitute this evening.
• FW Erick Torres returns to the 18-man matchday roster after missing last Saturday’s game vs. Orlando City SC (May 6) due to a concussion. An appearance as a substitute tonight would be Torres’ first of the season after starting the first eight games.
• FW Andrew Wenger is in the 18-man matchday lineup for the 10th consecutive game.

UPDATES ON PLAYERS NOT DRESSING:

• MF Boniek García did not dress for tonight's game due to illness.