Crew's Buddle tallies team-record 4 goals

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Edson Buddle scored a career-best and team-record four goals, and the Columbus Crew beat the MetroStars 4-2 Saturday night, securing a playoff spot and extending their unbeaten streak to 13 games.

The Crew, who rallied from two one-goal deficits in a three-minute span, moved four points ahead of the MetroStars with five games remaining.

Eddie Gaven and John Wolyniec scored for the MetroStars.

Buddle, who has 10 goals this season, became the sixth MLS player to score at least four goals in a game. Clint Mathis holds the record with five for the Metrostars in 2000.

REVOLUTION 6, RAPIDS 1: At Foxboro, Mass., Steve Rolston, Taylor Twellman and Patrick Noonan each scored two goals for New England.

The Revolution (6-11-9) held a 4-1 lead at the half and won for the first time in six games to snap Colorado's five-match unbeaten streak.

Jean Philippe Peguero scored for the Rapids (10-8-9).

UNITED 3, FIRE 1: At Washington, Alecko Eskandarian scored D.C. United's first corner-kick goal in 62 games, helping his team snap a six-game losing streak to Chicago.

Christian Gomez and Ben Olsen also scored for United.

Andy Williams scored on a penalty kick for Chicago (7-11-8) in the 90th minute.

D.C. (8-9-9) improves to 5-0-3 in its last eight home games.