MLS Table Update

Here are the result for the past week (MLS matches only, no friendly results):

• LA Galaxy 2-2 San Jose: At home, at night and on ESPN2 should all be extending factors toward a Galaxy win. After failing behind early Donovan saved a point with a late equalizer. LA has looked much weaker in their past 3 games despite earning 4 points. San Jose appear to be gaining strength and could pass Dallas for 3rd if they win out their games in hand. 
• Toronto 1-1 Dallas: The two number 3s battled to a 1-1 draw. I see Dallas as the stronger playoff team being in the tougher conference at the moment. Toronto have failed to score more than 1 goal since May. 
• Columbus 3-0 Houston: Earlier in the week they could have lost their Eastern lead, but reaffirmed their dominance with victories of New York and now Houston. Once dominate Western contenders have fallen well off the playoff race and are winless in their last seven.
• Real Salt Lake 1-1 Chivas USA: After topping LA and beating down New England RSL seemed ready to take over the West. They ran their unbeaten home streak to 19 matches, but lacked their usual attacking power and missed a chance to gain on LA. Chivas while at the bottom of the West are only 9 points out of the playoffs so the Goats can turn things around once fully healthy and get Kljestan back. 
• Seattle 2-1 Colorado: First home win for Seattle in nearly two months, but the second in a row to bring them within a point of the playoffs at the All-Star break. The Rapids are now winless in their last six and need to straighten the ship with their next two matches coming up against Western conference mid-table foes Dallas and San Jose. 

Here are the updated MLS table standings:

Eastern Conference
Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
1	Columbus Crew	34	17	10	3	4	25	13	+12
2	New York Red Bulls	26	16	8	6	2	18	19	−1
3	Toronto FC	23	16	6	5	5	19	18	+1
4	Chicago Fire	17	14	4	5	5	18	19	−1
5	Kansas City Wizards	16	16	4	8	4	13	20	−7
6	Philadelphia Union	14	14	4	8	2	18	26	−8
7	New England Revolution	14	15	4	9	2	15	26	−11
8	D.C. United	12	17	3	11	3	12	28	−16

Western Conference
Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
1	Los Angeles Galaxy	40	18	12	2	4	29	10	+19
2	Real Salt Lake	31	17	9	4	4	29	14	+15
3	FC Dallas	26	16	6	2	8	20	14	+6
4	San Jose Earthquakes	23	15	6	4	5	20	18	+2
5	Colorado Rapids	23	16	6	5	5	18	16	+2
6	Seattle Sounders FC	22	18	6	8	4	20	25	−5
7	Houston Dynamo	19	17	5	8	4	21	25	−4
8	Chivas USA	15	16	4	9	3	18	22	−4

Source: Wikipedia