Houston Dynamo midfielder Memo Rodriguez, center, passes the ball as Colorado Rapids defender Keegan Rosenberry, right, pursues in the first half of a MLS soccer match Saturday, March 30, 2019, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Memo Rodriguez scored, Colorado put two in its own goal, and the Houston Dynamo won their third straight, beating the Rapids 4-1 on Saturday night.
Rodriguez opened the scoring for the Dynamo (3-0-1) in the fourth minute, finishing Alberth Elis' diagonal pass. It was Rodriguez's fourth goal of the season.
Axel Sjoberg deflected a rebound into his own in net to give Houston a 2-0 lead in the 15th minute. Keegan Rosenberry punched a cross into his own net to make it 3-0 in the 34th.
Elis got inside a defender on a run into the middle of the area and flicked Mauro Manotas' pass home to give the Dynamo a 4-0 lead in the 67th.
Kei Kamara scored for the Rapids (0-3-2) on a penalty kick in the 81st minute. It was Kamara's 114th MLS goal, joining him with Ante Razov for fifth place on the all-time goal scorers list.
The Rapids' Tommy Smith was sent off for violent conduct in the 89th minute.
Houston Dynamo forward Alberth Elis, left, fights for control of the ball with Colorado Rapids midfielder Dillon Serna, right, in the first half of a MLS soccer match Saturday, March 30, 2019, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Houston Dynamo forward Alberth Elis, center, drives between Colorado Rapids midfielders Benny Feilhaber, left, and Cole Bassett, right, in the first half of a MLS soccer match Saturday, March 30, 2019, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Colorado Rapids goalkeeper Tim Howard, left, deflects a shot by Houston Dynamo forward Alberth Elis, front right, as he gets past Colorado defender Tommy Smith in the first half of a MLS soccer match Saturday, March 30, 2019, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Colorado Rapids goalkeeper Tim Howard misses a goal off the foot of Houston Dynamo midfielder Memo Rodriguez in the first half of a MLS soccer match Saturday, March 30, 2019, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Houston Dynamo midfielder Memo Rodriguez, left, hugs forward Mauro Manotas after his goal against the Colorado Rapids in the first half of a MLS soccer match Saturday, March 30, 2019, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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