Reinforcements coming as recovering Vancouver Whitecaps hit the road

VANCOUVER — Tristan Blackmon’s pre-game meal included some unusual sides on Sunday — pickle juice, caffeine pills and Red Bull.
After battling a gastrointestinal illness that took out about half of the Vancouver Whitecaps squad earlier in the week, the veteran defender was ready to ingest whatever it took to get his energy levels back ahead of a matchup with his team’s regional rivals, the Seattle Sounders.
The additions worked. Blackmon was a force as the ‘Caps (10