• Western Conference race tightens. A goal by Cristian Arango in the 79th minute gave LAFC (9-3-3) a 1-1 tie at Seattle (6-6-2). The Sounders have recovered after a slow start to their 2022 MLS campaign, but they could not put a dent in the 10 points that separate them from LAFC, the leader in the Supporters’ Shield race. “We’re disappointed not being able to close it out,” said Seattle coach Brian Schmetzer after the Sounders went ahead in the 58th minute on a Albert Rusnák goal. Real Salt Lake (8-4-4) moved to within two points of the Western Conference leader with a 2-0 win over San Jose (3-7-6) while Austin FC (8-4-3) is just three points back following its 1-0 win with 10 players at CF Montreal (7-6-2).
• Red Bulls raise ‘expectations.‘ The New York Red Bulls (7-4-5) moved into a first-place tie in the Eastern Conference with idle NYCFC (8-3-2 with three games in hand) and Philadelphia (6-1-8) when they beat Toronto FC, 2-0. Lewis Morgan opened the scoring in the 2nd minute with his eighth goal of the season and fourth in two games against Toronto FC. Coach Gerhard Struber said “expectations are growing” for the Red Bulls, who drew 19,142 fans at Red Bull Arena, their largest crowd since 2019.
• Fire ends three-month slump. Chicago (3-7-5) defeated D.C. United (4-8-2), 1-0, in a battle of Eastern Conference bottom teams. Fabian Herbers scored the 78th-minute winner that snap a 10-game winless streak dating back to mid-March.
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