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Toronto • Robert Earnshaw scored midway through the first half to lift Toronto FC to a 1-1 draw with the Chicago Fire on Wednesday night.
Dilly Duka put the Fire (10-11-6) ahead in the 20th minute with a looping ball that skipped over Mike Magee's foot and past goalie Joe Bendik. Earnshaw tied it three minutes later with his seventh goal, and Toronto extended its winless streak to six matches.
The Associated Press MLS standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Montreal 13 7 6 45 45 37
New York 13 9 6 45 44 36
Sporting K.C. 13 9 6 45 41 27
Philadelphia 10 9 9 39 37 38
New England 10 10 7 37 37 29
Houston 10 10 7 37 31 35
Chicago 10 11 6 36 33 38
Columbus 9 14 5 32 31 38
Toronto FC 4 13 11 23 24 40
D.C. 3 19 5 14 16 44
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Real Salt Lake 14 8 6 48 52 35
Seattle 14 8 4 46 35 27
Los Angeles 13 10 4 43 43 33
Colorado 11 8 9 42 35 29
Portland 10 5 12 42 43 30
FC Dallas 10 7 10 40 39 39
Vancouver 10 10 7 37 39 38
San Jose 10 11 7 37 29 40
Chivas USA 6 15 7 25 27 48
Wednesday's game
Toronto FC 1, Chicago 1, tie
Friday's game
Real Salt Lake at Seattle FC, 8 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Columbus at Montreal, noon
Los Angeles at D.C. United, 2 p.m.
Toronto FC at New York, 5 p.m.
Houston at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.
New England at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.
FC Dallas at Colorado, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.
Portland at Chivas USA, 8:30 p.m.