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Toronto • Sebastian Giovinco had his second three-goal game of the season to take over the MLS lead and power Toronto FC to a 4-1 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night.

Giovinco has 15 goals, two more than New York City's David Villa.

Toronto (10-7-6) moved within a point of Eastern Conference-leading New York City. Toronto has won four straight, all at home, and is unbeaten in nine games at BMO Field.

Giovinco opened the scoring in the 20th minute, putting the rebound off of Michael Bradley's strike past goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth. The Atomic Ant struck again in the 29th, curling a shot into the far corner from outside the area. The Italian completed the hat trick in the 76th, beating Shuttleworth on a penalty kick after Darrius Barnes took down Jonathan Osorio in the area.

Rapids 2, Whitecaps 0 • In Commerce City, Colo., Marlon Hairston had a goal and an assist in Colorado's victory over Vancouver. The Rapids (11-3-8) rebounded after their franchise-record 15-game undefeated streak was snapped in a 5-1 loss at New York City last Saturday.

Impact 1, Dynamo 0 • In Montreal, Matteo Mancosu scored in his first MLS start to help Montreal beat Houston. Starting at striker in place of suspended scoring star Didier Drogba, Mancosu took down a long pass over the top from Italian compatriot Marco Donadel and slid a low shot inside the left post in the 77th minute. Drogba missed the game after receiving a red card last week in a 1-1 tie at D.C. United.

Union 2, United 2 • In Washington, Steve Birnbaum scored in the 94th minute to pull D.C. United even with Philadelphia. Birnbaum headed Patrick Nyarko's diagonal cross into the far corner of the goal. It was the fifth shot on goal that United attempted after the 88th minute. —

MLS standings

EAST W L T Pts GF GA

New York City FC 10 7 7 37 40 40

Toronto FC 10 7 6 36 33 24

Montreal 8 5 9 33 37 31

New York 9 9 5 32 38 30

Philadelphia 8 8 6 30 36 35

New England 6 9 8 26 29 40

Orlando City 5 5 11 26 35 36

D.C. United 5 8 8 23 20 26

Columbus 3 8 10 19 26 35

Chicago 4 11 6 18 20 30

WEST W L T Pts GF GA

FC Dallas 13 6 5 44 37 31

Colorado 11 3 8 41 26 19

Real Salt Lake 10 7 7 37 35 34

Los Angeles 9 3 9 36 35 20

Sporting Kansas City 10 10 4 34 28 25

Vancouver 8 10 6 30 33 39

Portland 7 8 8 29 33 34

San Jose 6 6 10 28 23 24

Seattle 6 12 3 21 21 28

Houston 4 10 8 20 24 28

Saturday's games

Philadelphia 2, D.C. United 2, tie

Montreal 1, Houston 0

Toronto FC 4, New England 1

Colorado 2, Vancouver 0

Real Salt Lake 3, Chicago 1

Sunday's games

Sporting Kansas City at Portland, 2 p.m.

Seattle at Orlando City, 5 p.m.

New York at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.