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VANCOUVER – Bradley Wright-Phillips scored in the 50th minute and the New York Red Bulls beat the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday 1-0 on Saturday to extend their club-record unbeaten streak to 10 games.
The Red Bulls (12-9-7) moved into a tie for second place in the Eastern Conference with Toronto FC.
Wright-Phillips scored his 17th goal to tie for the Major League Soccer scoring lead. He chipped a shot home after defender Jordan Harvey bounced a clearing attempt off him while falling down in the box.
The Whitecaps (8-13-7) are winless in eight games. Vancouver coach Carl Robinson was ejected shortly before halftime for protesting a throw-in awarded to New York and faces an automatic one-game suspension.
REVOLUTION 2, RAPIDS 0
FOXBORO, Mass. (AP) — Juan Agudelo and Chris Tierney scored and New England beat Colorado to end a six-game winless streak.
The Revolution (7-12-9) had been shutout four straight times. Brad Knight had his second shutout of the season, including a diving stop of a close-range shot by Dillon Powers in the 18th minute, for the Revolution.
Colorado (11-5-10) has lost two straight and is winless in its last four matches.
FIRE 3, UNION 0
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) — Michael de Leeuw had a goal and an assist, Arturo Alvarez scored and the Chicago Fire beat the Philadelphia Union 3-0 on Saturday night.
Chicago’s Sean Johnson had four saves for his fifth shutout of the season.
The Fire (6-12-8) have won three straight at home against Philadelphia (11-8-7).
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