Portland tops Houston; L.A. earns first win

Valeri scores twice, Guzman has winner over Dynamo.

Diego Valeri scored twice and David Guzman got the winner as the Portland Timbers beat the Houston Dynamo 4-2 Saturday night.

Fanendo Adi also scored for Portland, and Jake Gleeson finished with four saves.

Erick Torres and Romell Quioto had the goals for Houston, and Tyler Deric had three saves.

Los Angeles 2, Real Salt Lake 1: Emmanuel Boateng found the inside of the net for what turned out to be the winner in the 74th minute, and visiting Los Angeles earned its first win of the year. Boateng’s goal was set up by Romain Alessandrini, who drew the defense around him on the right side of the box before firing a pass to the opposite side to a streaking Boateng, who beat goalkeeper Nick Rimando.

Sporting Kansas City 2, San Jose 1: Sporting Kansas City picked up an own goal in the 89th minute that proved to be the difference. Host Sporting KC was clinging to a 1-0 lead when Soony Saad, outside the box, attempted a shot that went off the defender and was headed wide. Keeper David Bingham went out to scoop up the spinning ball and it went off his hands and into the goal. The goal was crucial, as Florian Jungwirth spoiled Tim Melia’s shutout in stoppage time.

Minnesota United 2, Colorado 2: Minnesota United’s Christian Ramirez scored in the 58th minute to give them their first lead as a franchise, but Marlon Hairston answered for host Colorado one minute later to force a 2-2 draw. Minnesota, playing in its inaugural MLS season, had been outscored 11-2 through two games this season. But Ramirez gave it its first lead in the 58th minute, taking a centering pass from Jerome Thiesson to nail in a header by goalkeeper Tim Howard. However, Hairston immediately answered with his first score of 2017, which tied it at two. Marc Burch earned an assist on the play. The Rapids had a shot to win in stoppage time, but Alan Gordon’s right-footed shot sailed high.

FC Dallas 2, New England 1: Maximiliano Urruti scored twice in the second half, and host FC Dallas rallied from a 1-0 halftime deficit to earn its fifth straight win over the Revolution. The Revolution (0-2-0) held a 1-0 lead into the 71st minute when Urruti beat Cody Cropper after Cropper charged off his line to cut off the scoring chance. Just six minutes later Urruti put home the winner, beating Cropper high to the near post. The two goals give Urruti three total for FC Dallas (2-0-1) in just two MLS games.

Orlando City 2, Philadelphia 1: Cyle Larin scored twice, including the winner in the 73rd minute, and host Orlando City won its second straight to open the season.

Columbus Crew 2, D.C. United 0: The Columbus Crew scored twice off penalty kicks, and Zack Steffen kept host D.C. United winless and scoreless on the season with three saves.