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Simon Becher scores twice to help St. Louis City top Dynamo
Simon Becher scored two goals and Marcel Hartel provided two assists in St. Louis City's 3-0 victory over the visiting Houston Dynamo on Saturday night., ,Becher scored once in each half and Jake Nerwinski added the gut punch two minutes into second-half stoppage time when Houston was playing with 1...
Second-half goals fuel Atlanta United past Red Bulls
Alexey Miranchuk scored on a second-half penalty kick and added an assist, leading Atlanta United to a 2-1 victory over the visiting New York Red Bulls on Saturday night., ,Tyler Wolff scored the other goal for Atlanta (9-14-10, 37 points), which snapped a five-match winless skid at home across all ...
Ramiro Enrique powers Orlando City past FC Cincinnati
Ramiro Enrique scored a brace and had an assist, and visiting Orlando City punished FC Cincinnati for multiple mistakes in a 3-1 victory on Saturday night.,Ivan Angulo also scored in Orlando's third straight MLS victory, its sixth out of seven and 10th out of 13 during a second-half surge up the Eas...
Minnesota United record fourth straight shutout in 1-0 victory over Whitecaps
Dayne St. Clair recorded his fourth consecutive clean sheet and Hassani Dotson converted a penalty kick in the 24th minute, lifting visiting Minnesota United to a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.,St. Clair made two saves to preserve his seventh shutout of the season. He ha...
Karol Swiderski keeps rolling as Charlotte FC blank CF Montreal
Karol Swiderski maintained his impressive late-season form by scoring in the first half and host Charlotte FC extended their unbeaten run, topping CF Montreal 2-0 on Saturday night.,Patrick Agyemang also scored for Charlotte (13-11-9, 48 points), which has not lost in its past four matches (3-0-1). ...
Christian Benteke scores winner to help D.C. United edge Revolution
Christian Benteke scored the eventual winner to help visiting D.C. United beat the New England Revolution 2-1 on Saturday.,The win propelled D.C. (10-13-10, 40 points) above the playoff line with one match remaining.,The Revolution (9-19-4, 31 points) were officially eliminated from playoff contenti...
Behind Cucho Hernandez's 2 goals, Crew top Union to clinch 2nd place in East
Cucho Hernandez scored twice off Dylan Chambost corner kicks and the host Columbus Crew held off the Philadelphia Union 3-2 on Saturday to clinch second place in the Eastern Conference.,The second Hernandez goal put the Crew (17-6-9, 60 points) ahead 3-1 in the 76th minute before Jack McGlynn respon...
Inter Miami snatches extra-time win from Toronto
Leo Campana scored in second-half stoppage time to lift visiting Inter Miami to a 1-0 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday.,Campana settled Luis Suarez's cross with a nice touch and quickly sent a sliding left-footed shot from the center of the box inside the right post in the 93rd minute. Campana's ...
Timbers inching toward playoff berth with Dallas on deck
The Portland Timbers look to clinch a spot in the playoffs and spark a move up the standings when they host FC Dallas on Sunday evening in the teams' penultimate match of the regular season.,The Timbers (12-11-9, 45 points) begin the weekend in ninth place and are all but assured of a berth in at le...
Nashville SC in desperation mode vs. playoff-bound NYCFC
While New York City FC knows they will reach the playoffs, Nashville SC are hoping to remain mathematically alive for an Eastern Conference postseason spot by the time the teams convene Sunday in Harrison, N.J.,NYCFC (13-11-8, 47 points) enter this weekend fifth in the East and are hoping to avoid f...
Galaxy, closing in on top seed in West, meet Austin FC
The assignment is simple for the Los Angeles Galaxy.,The top playoff seed in the Western Conference is theirs for the taking, but to clinch it Saturday night, they need at least one point against Austin FC in Carson, Calif.,A Galaxy win combined with a loss or draw by rival Los Angeles FC against Sp...
Surging Real Salt Lake bid for better result vs. Earthquakes
Real Salt Lake will aim to extend its unbeaten streak to five matches when it visits the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday., ,Real Salt Lake (14-7-11, 53 points) enters the match tied with the Seattle Sounders for third in the Western Conference and sits two points behind Los Angeles FC for the secon...
Dynamo chasing home-field advantage in clash vs. St. Louis City
The Houston Dynamo are vying for a top-four playoff spot in the Western Conference with two matches to go, but they still have work to do starting with Saturday's visit to St. Louis City., ,Houston (14-9-9, 51 points) enters the weekend fifth in the conference, but only two points behind both the Se...
Sounders thriving with trip to Colorado on tap
The Seattle Sounders will try to continue their second-half surge on Saturday night when they visit the Colorado Rapids in Commerce City, Colo.,The Sounders' latest victory vaulted Seattle (15-9-8, 53 points) to third in the Western Conference with two matches to play and made it 11 wins in 15 leagu...
Union aim to remain in playoff chase vs. Crew
The Columbus Crew host the Philadelphia Union on Saturday with various levels of urgency at stake.,The situation is dire for the Union (9-13-10, 37 points) following a 2-1 loss at Orlando City on Wednesday. ,Philadelphia is in a three-way tie in points with Toronto FC and D.C. United for 9th place i...
Whitecaps out to halt 4-match winless skid at Minnesota's expense
The Vancouver Whitecaps vie to snap a four-match winless streak on Saturday when they continue their four-match homestand against Minnesota United.,The Whitecaps (13-10-8, 47 points) are clinging to seventh place in the Western Conference, one point ahead of the surging Loons (13-12-7, 46 points). W...
Must-win situation for Revs against D.C. United
Two sides looking to keep their playoff hopes alive square off when D.C. United visit the New England Revolution on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass.,With two matches remaining, D.C. (9-13-10, 37 points) sits two spots below the Eastern Conference playoff line in 11th place, albeit tied with Toronto FC ...
Orlando City picking up steam heading into Cincinnati clash
Orlando City will try to keep building momentum toward the postseason on Saturday night when they visit FC Cincinnati.,Orlando (14-11-7, 49 points) has won nine of its last 12 to storm up the Eastern Conference standings into its current fourth-place position. And the Lions are finally getting more ...
CF Montreal charging toward playoff spot vs. Charlotte FC
A spot in the playoffs is in view for CF Montreal when they travel to face Charlotte FC on Saturday night.,CF Montreal (10-12-10, 40 points) is on a three-match winning streak and a five-match unbeaten stretch, with four victories in that time, and can clinch a spot in the postseason with a win, cou...
Red Bulls chasing more in road finale vs. Atlanta United
The New York Red Bulls will visit Atlanta United on Saturday, aiming to sweep their two-match road trip.,New York (11-7-14, 47 points) is coming off a 4-1 midweek victory at Toronto FC in response to a 5-1 loss at home to New York City FC last weekend. The Red Bulls have earned points in three of th...