MLS: Earthquakes run over Rapids in 4-1 victory

MLS • San Jose extends unbeaten streak at Buck Shaw Stadium with help of Dawkins, Gordon.

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Santa Clara, Calif. • Simon Dawkins and Alan Gordon each scored a pair of goals and San Jose cruised to a 4-1 victory over Colorado.

League-leading San Jose extended its unbeaten streak at Buck Shaw Stadium to 10-0-4 since Aug. 13, 2011.

Gordon extended his career-best single-season scoring mark to 11 goals with strikes in the 43rd and 75th minutes. Dawkins put San Jose up in the 11th minute and tallied again in the 68th for his fifth and sixth goals of 2012.

Impact 3, United 0 • Patrice Bernier scored from the penalty spot and added another goal late in the second half and the host Montreal defeated D.C. United.

The victory extended the Impact's winning streak to five games.

Crew 4, Revolution 3 • Jairo Arrieta scored two goals and Columbus earned a victory over New England in Columbus, Ohio.

Arrieta finished a long pass from Tony Tchani in the 86th minute.

Toronto FC 1, Dynamo 1 • Terry Dunfield scored in the 85th minute and Toronto earned a draw with host Houston on Saturday.

Dunfield headed a shot from 8 yards off the glove of Houston keeper Tally Hall, off the bottom of the crossbar and into the net.

Sounders 6, Chivas USA 2 • Fredy Montero scored a hat trick and Mauro Rosales had three assists to help Seattle rout Chivas USA 6-2 on Saturday night in Carson, Calif.

Brad Evans and Sammy Ochoa also scored for Seattle.

Timbers 2, Whitecaps 1 • Franck Songo'o scored the go-ahead goal and Portland snapped a nine-match winless streak with a victory over rival Vancouver.

Songo'o's goal, his first with the Timbers, came on a free kick in the 55th minute. —

Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

Sporting KC 14 7 4 46 31 22

New York 13 7 5 44 43 36

Houston 11 6 9 42 38 30

Chicago 12 8 5 41 32 30

D.C. 12 9 4 40 41 35

Montreal 12 13 3 39 42 44

Columbus 10 8 6 36 29 28

Philadelphia 7 12 4 25 24 28

New England 6 14 5 23 30 35

Toronto FC 5 15 6 21 29 46

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

San Jose 15 6 5 50 52 33

Real Salt Lake 13 10 4 43 37 32

Seattle 12 6 7 43 40 26

Los Angeles 11 11 4 37 44 40

Vancouver 10 10 7 37 29 35

FC Dallas 8 11 8 32 33 35

Chivas USA 7 10 6 27 17 32

Colorado 8 16 2 26 33 40

Portland 6 13 6 24 26 43

Saturday's Games

Montreal 3, D.C. United 0

Columbus 4, New England 3

Houston 1, Toronto FC 1, tie

San Jose 4, Colorado 1

Seattle FC 6, Chivas USA 2

Portland 2, Vancouver 1