COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Pedro Santos had a goal and an assist in the second half and the Columbus Crew SC beat the Philadelphia Union 2-0 to hand the Eastern Conference’s top seed to New York City FC.
Philadelphia fell six points behind NYCFC and into a tie for second with Atlanta United, which holds the tiebreaker with one game to play.
The Crew travels to Toronto Sunday (4:00 p.m./SportsTime Ohio).