Sounders are playoff bound with 2-0 victory over Vancouver

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Raul Ruidiaz had a goal and an assist in his first game back after testing positive for coronavirus in international duty, and the Seattle Sounders clinched a spot in the playoffs with a 2-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Tuesday night.

The defending MLS Cup champion Sounders (10-4-5) secured their 12th straight trip to the postseason. The win also pushed Seattle to the top of the Western Conference standings.

Vancouver (8-13-0) has won three of its last 12 and are fighting for a playoff spot in the West with just two games to go.

Ruidiaz returned to the starting lineup for the Sounders after contracting COVID-19 while playing with Peru's national team.

Ruidiaz, who leads Seattle with 10 goals, last played for the Sounders on Oct. 4, when he scored in a 3-1 victory over the Whitecaps. The Sounders have won both previous regular-season matchups against Vancouver this season.

NASHVILLE SC 1, IMPACT 0

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) - Randall Leal scored in the 33rd minute, Joe Willis recorded his MLS-leading ninth shutout and Nashville SC beat Montreal.

Nashville (7-6-7) is unbeaten in its last four games and moved into seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings. Montreal (7-12-2) has lost four of its last five games, and sits two points above the playoff line.

Willis made two saves and moved ahead of Philadelphia's Andre Blake for the MLS lead in shutouts.

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