MLS: NYC FC, Lions, Montreal, Charlotte, Cincy, Caps, Galaxy Grab Saturday Wins; Hoops Clinch Playoff Berth After Draw With Quakes; Reds, Fire Eliminated

Eleven games were contested on Saturday in Major League Soccer.

At Yankee Stadium:

Alexander Callens (1') and Santiago Rodriguez (23') each scored once as New York City locked up a playoff berth (their seventh in a row) after blanking the visiting New York Red Bulls 2-0 in the Big Apple Derby.

At Atlanta:

The match between Atlanta United and the visiting Philadelphia Union resulted in a 0-0 stalemate.

At Foxborough, Massachusetts:

Alistair Johnston in the 72nd minute scored the only goal of the match as CF Montreal knocked off the New England Revolution 1-0 on the road.

At Orlando, Florida:

Facundo Torres (9'), Ercan Kara (22'), Lukas MacNaughton (OG-47'), and Tesho Akindele (84') each scored once as Orlando City demolished visiting Toronto FC 4-0 and eliminated the Reds from playoff contention.

At Chicago:

Karol Swiderki scored twice (68', 90'+6) and  Nunu Santos once (76') as Charlotte came back from a two-goal deficit and upended the Chicago Fire 3-2 on the road and doused the Fire's playoff chances.

At Kansas City, Kansas:

William Agada scored twice (45', 81') as Sporting Kansas City dominated visiting Minnesota United 4-1.

At Austin, Texas:

Sebastian Driussi's equalizer in the 61st minute lifted Austin to a 1-1 home draw with Nashville.

Hany Mukhtar converted a penalty kick for the Music City Men at 56 minutes.

At Sandy, Utah:

Brenner tallied twice (44', 76') as Cincinnati upended hosts Real Salt Lake 2-1.

At Vancouver British Columbia:

Julian Gressel scored the game winner in the 37th minute as the Vancouver Whitecaps posted a 2-1 Cascadia Cup home victory over the Seattle Sounders, delivering a crippling blow to the guests' hopes of a 14th consecutive playoff appearance.

At Carson, California:

Gaston Brugman scored twice (22', 52') as the Los Angeles Galaxy stayed very much in the race for a playoff berth after dominating the visiting Colorado Rapids 4-1.

At San Jose, California:

Despite finishing their game with ten men, FC Dallas gained a 1-1 road draw with San Jose as the Hoops clinched a playoff berth.

Jader Obrian scored for Dallas in the 16th minute while Jeremy Ebobbise converted the game-tying penalty kick for the Earthquakes.