Sounders win to clinch playoff spot

ORLANDO, FLA. >> Victor Rodriguez had a goal and an assist to help the Seattle Sounders beat Orlando City 2-1 Wednesday night and clinch their 10th consecutive playoff berth.

Seattle (16-11-5, 53 points) has won three in a row and 12 of its last 14.

Rodriguez tapped the volley of an arcing pass from Kelvin Leerdam to open the scoring in the third minute.

Handwalla Bwana made it 2-0 in the 13th, taking a pass from Rodriguez on the left side, beating a defender and then ripping a right-footer inside the near post.

Dom Dwyer, from point-blank range, tapped in a cross by Scott Sutter for Orlando City (7-21-4, 25 points), the team’s first goal in 500-plus minutes dating to Sept. 1.

Orlando City has lost three games in a row and is winless 13 since a 2-1 win over Toronto July 14. It set an MLS record for most goals conceded in a season at 72. DC UNITED 1, TORONTO FC 0 >> Wayne Rooney scored a long-range goal, Bill Hamid had four saves and D.C. United beat Toronto FC.

D.C. United (13-11-8, 47 points) has won four in a row and is unbeaten in its last eight. The club has a four-point lead over Montreal for the sixth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with two games remaining.

Rooney bent a free kick just inside the post from nearly 40 yards out in the 18th minute.

Toronto FC (9-17-6, 33 points), which is eliminated from playoff contention, has lost three of its last four games.