How things stand: Major League Soccer

• by Paul Kennedy  @pkedit, Sep 17, 2023

On a weekend that featured six ties -- three of them 0-0 -- the big winner was Orlando City.

The Lions moved into second place in the Eastern Division and Supporters' Shield race when it beat Columbus, rallying from 1-0 and 2-1 down to win, 4-3, on late goals by Argentina Ramiro Enrique (photo).

In the Western Conference, the biggest move came on Sunday when Portland jumped from 12th place to ninth, above the playoff line, thanks to a 2-1 win at Austin FC, its first road win since April. The Timbers are unbeaten in their last four matches (3-0-1) under interim coach Miles Joseph, marking their most successful unbeaten run this season.

Results

Saturday, September 16
New York City 0 NY Red Bulls 0. (Att.: 29,657.)
Atlanta United 5 Inter Miami 2. (Goals: Muyumba 36, own goal 41, Lennon 44, Giakoumakis 76, Wolff 89; Campana 25, Campana 53 pen. Att.: 71,635.)
Charlotte FC 0 D.C. United 0. (Att.: 36,101.)
CF Montreal 0 Chicago 0. (Att.: 19,619.)
Orlando City 4 Columbus 3. (Goals: Ojeda 48, Torres 73, Enrique 86, 90+7; Gressel 16, Rossi 56, Hernandez 68. Att.: 22,802.)
Philadelphia 2 FC Cincinnati 2. (Goals: Martínez 23, Gazdag 37 pen.; Boupendza 49, Vazquez 76. Att.: 19,365.)
Toronto FC 1 Vancouver 2. (Goals: Kerr 50; Blackmon 56, White 66. Att.: 26,165.)
FC Dallas 1 Seattle 1. (Goals: Obrian 14; Roldan 57. Att.: 19,096.)
Houston 1 St. Louis City 1. (Goals: Baird 42; Klauss 87. Att.: 14,369
Minnesota United 0 Sporting KC 1. (Goal: Kinda 84. Att.: 19,685.)
Colorado 2 New England 1. (Goals: Bassett 48, Harris 62; González 90+2. Att.: 16,411.)
LAFC 4 LA Galaxy 2. (Goals: Bouanga 23, 75, Hollingshead 33, Tillman 84; Sharp 25, Yoshida 59. Att.: 22,132.)
San Jose 2 Real Salt Lake 1. (Goals: Ebobisse 2, Rodrigues 15; Arango 44. Att.: 15,390.)
Saturday, September 17
Austin FC 1 Portland 2. (Goals: Driussi 75; Mora 39, Evander 64. Att.: 20,738.)

Standings

Eastern Conference:
1. FC Cincinnati (17-4-7, 28 games), 58 points
2. Orlando City (14-6-8, 28 games), 50 points
3. New England (13-6-9, 28 games), 48 points
4. Philadelphia (14-8-5. 27 games), 47 points
5. Columbus (13-9-6, 28 games), 45 points
6. Atlanta United (12-8-9. 29 games), 45 points
7. Nashville SC (11    9    7, 27 games), 40 points
8. CF Montréal (11-14-3, 28 games), 36 points
9. D.C. United (9-12-8, 29 games), 35 points
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10. Chicago (8-11-9, 28 games), 33 points
11. Charlotte FC (7-9-11, 27 games), 32 points
12. NYCFC (6-10-13, 29 games), 31 points
13. NY Red Bulls (7-12-9, 28 games), 30 points
14. Inter Miami (8-15-4, 27 games), 28 points
15. Toronto FC (4-14-10. 28 games), 22 points

Western Conference:
1. St. Louis City (15-10-4, 29 games) 49 points
2. LAFC (12-9-7, 28 games), 43 points
3. Seattle (11-9-9, 29 games). 42 points
4. Vancouver (11-8-8, 27 games), 41 points
5. Houston (11-10-7, 28 games), 40 points
6. Real Salt Lake (11-10-7, 28 games), 40 points
7. San Jose (10-9-10, 29 games), 40 points
8. Minnesota United (9-9-10, 28 games), 37 points
9. Portland (9-11-9, 29 games), 36 points
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10. Sporting KC (9-12-8, 29 games), 35 points
11. FC Dallas (9-10-8, 27 games), 35 points
12. Austin FC (9-13-6, 28 games), 33 points
13. LA Galaxy (7-11-9, 27 games), 30 points
14. Colorado (4-13-10, 27 games), 22 points

Schedule

Wednesday, September 20
Charlotte FC vs. Philadelphia Apple 7:30 PM (free)
Columbus vs. Chicago Apple 7:30 PM (free)
DC United vs. Atlanta United Apple  7:30 PM (free)
Inter Miami vs. Toronto FC Apple  7:30 PM
CF Montreal vs. FC Cincinnati Apple 7:30 PM (free)
NYCFC vs. Orlando City Apple 7:30 PM
NY Red Bulls vs. Austin FC Apple 7:30 PM (free)
Houston vs. Vancouver Apple 8:30 PM
Kansas City vs. Nashville SC Apple 8:30 PM
St. Louis vs. LAFC Apple  8:30 PM
Colorado vs. Seattle Apple 9:30 PM
Real Salt Lake vs. FC Dallas Apple 9:30 PM (free)
LA Galaxy vs. Minnesota United Apple 10:30 PM
Portland vs. San Jose Apple 10:30 PM

Saturday, September 23
Atlanta United vs. CF Montreal Apple 7:30 PM
FC Cincinnati vs. Charlotte FC Apple 7:30 PM
DC United vs. NY Red Bulls Apple 7:30 PM
NYCFC vs. Toronto Apple 7:30 PM
Philadelphia vs. LAFC Apple 7:30 PM
Chicago vs. New England Apple 8:30 PM
FC Dallas vs. Columbus Apple 8:30 PM
Sporting Kansas City vs. Houston Apple 8:30 PM
Minnesota United vs. St. Louis City Apple 8:30 PM
Real Salt Lake vs. Vancouver Apple 9:30 PM
Portland vs. Colorado Apple 10:30 PM
San Jose vs. Nashville SC Apple 10:30 PM

Sunday, September 24
Orlando City vs. Inter Miami Apple/FS1/FOX Deportes 7:30 PM
Austin FC vs. LA Galaxy Apple/FS1/FOX Deportes 9:30 PM