[MLS SPOTLIGHT] The MLS break could not come too soon for the Los Angeles Galaxy.  The Western Conference leader, 6-1-1 in all competitions in the lastfour weeks and on the verge of clinching the 2011 Supporters’ Shield, finally ran out of gas Tuesday night. The Galaxy fell, 2-0, to the New York Red Bulls in need of points to put distance betweenthemselves and the teams chasing them for the final wild-card spot in the MLS playoffs.

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