MLS: Fire, Revs, Herons, LAFC, Loons, Galaxy, Caps, Quakes Come Out On Top On Wednesday; Hoops Eliminated From Playoff Contention

12 games were contested in Major League Soccer on Wednesday.

At Atlanta:

Gudmundur Thorarinsson's equalizer in the 90th minute lifted New York City to a 1-1 road draw with Atlanta United.

Marcelino Moreno talled for the Five Stripes in the 17th minute.

At Cincinnati:

Robert Beric scored twice (14', 17') while Luka Stojanovic scored the game winner in the third minute of second-half stoppage time as the Chicago Fire outlasted FC Cincinnati 4-3 on the road in a battle of already-eliminated Western Conference rivals.

At Washington:

Gustavo Bou scored the winning goal in the 79th minute as the New England Revolution inched closer to locking up the Supporters' Shield after knocking off hosts DC United 3-2.

At Fort Lauderdale, Florida:

Federico Higuain (10'), Christian Makoun (45'), and Eriq Zavaleta (OG-61') each scored once as Inter Miami ended a six-game losing streak and kept their flickering playoff chances alive after blanking visiting Toronto FC 3-0.

At Orlando, Florida:

Rudy Camacho's equalizer at 51 minutes lifted CF Montreal to a 1-1 road draw with Orlando City.

Chris Muller scored for the Lions in the 45th minute.

At Frisco, Texas:

A hat trick from Cristian Arango (PK-33', 75', 79') carried the Los Angeles Football Club to a 3-2 road victory over FC Dallas, eliminating the Hoops from playoff contention.

At Saint Paul, Minnesota:

Franco Fragapane scored the winning goal in the 67th minute as Minnesota United held off the visiting Philadelphia Union 3-2.

At Houston:

Sacha Kljestan (PK-39'), Zarek Valentin (OG-45'+1), and Kevin Cabral (47') each scored once as the Los Angeles Galaxy dominated the Houston Dynamo 3-0 on the road.

At Nashville, Tennessee:

Hany Mukhtar's equalizer in the 77th minute carried Nashville SC to a 1-1 home draw with Columbus.

Lucas Zelarayan scored for the Crew in the 75th minute.

At Commerce City, Colorado:

Cristian Roldan scored in the 81st minute to lift the Seattle Sounders to a 1-1 road draw with the Colorado Rapids.

Dominique Badji scored for the hosts in the 66th minute.

At Portland, Oregon:

Second-half goals courtesy of Deiber Caicedo (63'), Brian White (75'), and Cristian Dajome (PK-82') enabled the Vancouver Whitecaps to come back from a two-goal deficit to knock off the Portland Timber 3-2 on the road in a Cascadia Cup clash.

At San Jose, California:

Javier Lopez (47'), Benjamin Kikanovic (53'), Chris Wondolowski (59'), and Carlos Fierro (85') each scored a second-half goal as the San Jose Earthquakes stayed in the playoff race by demolishing visiting Austin FC 4-0.

MLS STANDINGS;

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

1.   y-New England (GP: 31; GD: +24; PTS: 69)

2.      Nashville (GP: 30; GD: +20; PTS: 49)

3.      Philadelphia (GP: 30; GD: +10; PTS: 46)

4.      Orlando City (GP: 30; GD: +1; PTS: 46)

5.      Atlanta United (GP: 30; GD: +6; PTS: 43)

6.      Montreal (GP: 30; GD: +3; PTS: 42)

7.      DC United (GP: 30; GD: +7; PTS: 41)

8.      New York City (GP: 30; GD: +11; PTS: 41)

9.      New York Red Bulls (GP: 29; GD: +5; PTS: 40)

10.    Columbus (GP: 30; GD: -3; PTS: 38)

11.    Miami (GP: 30; GD: -19; PTS: 35)

12. z-Chicago (GP: 31; GD: -16; PTS: 31)

13. z-Toronto (GP: 30; GD: -25; PTS: 25)

14. z-Cincinnati (GP: 30; GD: -27; PTS: 20)

y-Won regular-season conference championship and clinched berth in MLS Cup Playoffs

z-Eliminated from playoff contention

NOTES:  With Philadelphia and Orlando City level on points (46) and wins (12), the Union have the superior goal differential (+10, compared to +1 for the Lions); with DC United and New York City level on points with 41, DC have won more games (12-11).

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

1.   x-Seattle (GP: 30; GD: +24; PTS: 58)

2.      Kansas City (GD: 29; GD: +19; PTS: 52)

3.      Colorado (GP: 30; GD: +11; PTS: 52)

4.      Portland (GP: 30; GD: -1; PTS: 46)

5.      Los Angeles Galaxy (GP: 30; GD: -2; PTS: 45)

6.      Minnesota United (GP: 30; GD: -2; PTS: 44)

7.      Vancouver (GP: 30; GD: -1; PTS: 43)

8.      Real Salt Lake (GP: 29; GD: +3; PTS: 42)

9.      Los Angeles Football Club (GP: 30; GD: +2; PTS: 40)

10.    San Jose (GP: 30; GD: -7; PTS: 36)

11. z-Houston (GP: 31; GD: -14; PTS: 30)

12. z-Dallas (GP: 30; GD: -9; PTS: 28)

13. z-Austin (GP: 30; GD: -20; PTS: 25)

NOTE: With Sporting Kansas City and Colorado level on points with 52, SKC have won more games than the Rapids (15-140.