The Portland Timbers scored four goals in the first half then held off Cascadia rival Seattle Sounders 4-2 on Sunday, snapping the Sounders' five-game unbeaten streak.
Vytautas Andriuskevicius, Fanendo Adi, Lucas Melano and Steven Taylor scored for the defending MLS Cup champion Timbers. They remained in sixth place in the Western Conference.
Seattle forward Clint Dempsey missed the game because of medical tests for an irregular heartbeat. Dempsey also was left off the U.S. national team's roster for upcoming World Cup qualifying matches.
Jordan Morris scored for the Sounders. They beat the Timbers 3-1 last Sunday in Seattle but sit in eighth place in the conference standings.
Bradley Wright-Phillips scored his 16th goal of the season in the 55th minute and the New York Red Bulls beat the New England Revolution 1-0.
Revs goalkeeper Brad Knighton saved Alex Muyl's shot and Wright-Phillips put back the deflection with a half-volley into the right corner. Wright-Phillips has 61 goals in 100 career MLS games.
The Red Bulls extended their undefeated streak to nine games and moved into a third-place tie in the East with the Philadelphia Union. The Revolution are winless in their last six.
Kaka scored a goal in each half and Orlando City beat New York City FC 2-1 on Sunday night in a matchup of 2015 expansion teams.
Kaka gave Orlando City the lead for good in the 63rd minute when he converted on a penalty he drew after the City defenders brought him down in the area.
Orlando City moved a point behind D.C. United for the sixth and final playoff position in the Eastern Conference.
Kaka opened the scoring in the 32nd minute when he turned the corner on defender Jefferson Mena to get an open look at the goal. Goalkeeper Josh Saunders saved Kaka's initial attempt but failed to secure it and Kaka scored on the follow.
Steven Mendoza tied it for NYC FC with a right-footed put-back in the 55th minute.