Shane O'Neill scored his first goal since 2014, Will Bruin added a goal and an assist and the Seattle Sounders beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 4-1 on Saturday night to clinch their 13th straight playoff berth.
Western Conference-leading Seattle (17-5-6) has won four games in a row.
Kelyn Rowe played a one-touch ball from the right side to the far post where O'Neill headed home a side-netter — his second career goal in MLS — to open the scoring in the fifth minute.
Nicolas Benezet took a pass from Bruin, turned and blasted a right-footer into the net in the 14th before Brian White scored in first-half stoppage time for Vancouver.
Bruin scored in the 55th minute and Leo Chu, a 21-year-old Brazilian who signed with Seattle on Aug. 5, subbed on in the 85th minute and netted his first MLS goal in the 90th to cap the scoring.
Vancouver (9-9-10) had its four-game unbeaten streak snapped.
UNION 2, FC CINCINNATI 1
CINCINNATI (AP) — Kacper Przybylko and 18-year-old Paxten Aaronson scored to help Philadelphia beat FC Cincinnati.
Matt Freese tied his career with five saves for the Union (12-7-9).
Przybylko blasted a rising shot from the center of the area to give Philadelphia a 1-0 lead in first-half stoppage time. Aaronson headed home an entry by 20-year-old Nathan Harriel to cap the scoring in the 56th minute.
Cincinnati (4-16-8) was eliminated from playoff contention. It has lost six in a row.
Philadelphia is unbeaten, with four wins, in its last five games.
RED BULLS 1, INTER MIAMI 0
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Patryk Klimala scored in the 25th minute and New York beat Inter Miami to run its unbeaten streak to six.
Andrew Gutman intercepted a pass deep and had a perfect feed to Klimala alone in the box to help the Red Bulls (10-11-7) remain in the playoff race.
Carlos Coronel made one save for his 10th shutout.
Miami (9-14-5) has lost five in a row.
