Henry takes lead; Chivas USA's hat-trick hero

• by Mike Woitalla  @MikeWoitalla, Jul 25, 2011

[MLS GOLEADORES] In Week 19 action, the Red Bulls' Thierry Henry moved ahead of Landon Donovan to take the league scoring lead, and Justin Braun hit his second hat trick of the season. For the latest on the Golden Boot race ...

* Thierry Henry scored for the Red Bulls in a 4-1 loss to Colorado on Wednesday and in a 2-2 tie with FC Dallas on Saturday to give the Frenchman 11 goals on the season to move ahead of Landon Donovan in the leading scorers' race.

* Chivas USA's 24-year-old striker Justin Braun scored his second hat trick of the season in a 3-0 win over Houston. Three other players have struck thrice in a game this season, including a hat trick by Colorado's Sanna Nyassi in the 4-1 win over the Red Bulls on Wednesday. Houston's Will Bruin and San Jose's Steven Lenhart also had hat tricks this season.

* FC Dallas' Brek Shea scored the lone goal in a win over Toronto FC on Wednesday to put him in a tie for second in the leading scorers' race with Donovan on nine goals.

* Sporting Kansas City's Omar Bravo, the DP from Mexico, has been limited to 14 games because of injury but has found his stride and scored his fifth and sixth goals in KC's 4-2 win over Toronto on Saturday.

* MLS Leading Scorers