Meram scores 9th goal, Crew tip Union
COLUMBUS, OHIO » Justin Meram scored his careerbest ninth goal of the season and the Columbus Crew beat the Philadelphia Union 1-0 on Saturday night.
Columbus (10-10-1) has won three of its last four, including back-to-back shutouts.
Meram, whose previous single-season best was eight goals in 2014, scored in the 65th minute, when his shot deflected off the heel of defender Joshua Yaro into the net.
John McCarthy had five saves for Philadelphia (6-95). The Union had just three shots — none on target. NEW YORK CITY FC 2, FIRE 1» David Villa and Frederic Brillant scored minutes apart early in the second half and New York City FC beat Chicago to extend its home unbeaten streak to seven games.
Sean Johnson had a season-high seven saves for New York City (11-6-4), which has scored in a franchise-record 21 consecutive home matches.
Villa opened the scoring in the 47th minute, putting away a volley, off a feed from Jonathan Lewis, from just outside the top of the box. Moments later, Brillant headed home the rebound of his own header to make it 2-0. Maximiliano Moralez played a cross, off a set piece, into the area and Brillant’s header was stopped by Matt Lampson, but Brillant’s putback — a diving header — found the back of the net.
David Accam scored in the 54th minute for Chicago (114-5). RED BULLS 3, MINNESOTA UNITED 0 » Daniel Royer had a goal and an assist and New York beat Minnesota..
New York (10-8-2) has won three consecutive road matches for the first time since 2013 and three in a row overall.
Expansion Minnesota (512-4) is winless in its last four home games and has been shut out in four of 12 home matches this season. FC DALLAS 2, IMPACT 1 » Cristian Colman scored his first two goals of the season and FC Dallas rallied to beat Montreal.
Colman pulled Dallas (93-7) even in the 52nd minute. The forward got on the end of a low cross in the box that eluded three Montreal defenders for an easy tap-in past goalkeeper Evan Bush.
Michael Salazar scored in the first half for Montreal (67-6). REVOLUTION 4, GALAXY 3 » Teal Bunbury scored twice, Diego Fagundez had three assists and New England beat Los Angeles to snap a four-game losing streak.
Bunbury gave New England (6-9-5) a 3-2 lead in the 70th. His pass down the right side led Kelyn Rowe, who played a perfect cross to a charging Bunbury for a header from the top of the 6-yard box.
Los Angeles (6-10-4) has lost five in a row and has just one win in its last eight games. RAPIDS 1, TORONTO FC 1 » Dominique Badji scored in the 76th minute and Colorado tied Toronto FC for the Rapids’ first road point of the season
Toronto (11-3-7) remained unbeaten at BMO Field this season at 7-0-3, but its home winning streak ended at seven. Colorado (6-11-2) improved to 0-7-1 on the road. DYNAMO 3, D.C. UNITED 1 » Andrew Wenger had one goal and one assist, Alex Lima added three assists and Houston beat D.C. United for its first road victory of the season.
D.C. United (5-13-3) has lost five in a row, including a 4-3 loss to Seattle — in which United held a 3-0 second-half lead — on Wednesday.
Wenger opened the scoring with a bouncing header, off a corner kick by Lima.