MLS rankings

1. Chivas (7-1-3): The Goats' record-setting pace has slowed with two straight ties.

2. Chicago (4-0-6): League's lone unbeaten is finally winning some games after a bunch of ties.

3. Seattle (4-2-4): With four straight ties, the Sounders have dropped back to reality a bit.

4. D.C. United (3-1-7): D.C. is 2-0-5 since losing at Real Salt Lake — its only loss this season.

5. Kansas City (4-4-3): Despite inconsistency, when Wizards are clicking they're very tough.

6. Houston (4-2-3): Very quietly the Dynamo are on a six-game unbeaten run with a 4-0-2 record.

7. Toronto (4-3-4): Continually hovering around .500; win over Toronto would be a huge boost.

8. Colorado (3-2-4): Haven't lost since April 19, but a bunch of ties are holding Rapids back.

9. L.A. Galaxy (1-1-8): The bottom line is the Galaxy aren't losing, which is impressive.

10. Real Salt Lake (3-5-2): It wasn't pretty, but RSL finally earned a road point last week.

11. Columbus (1-2-6): Despite lack of wins, defending champs are 1-0-4 since early April.

12. New England (2-3-4): The Revolution are 0-2-2 since RSL exposed them with six goals.

13. New York (2-6-3): Attack is too inconsistent for the Red Bulls to be considered a threat in East.

14. FC Dallas (1-6-3): There are signs of life in Frisco with Dallas tying two straight.

15. San Jose (1-6-2): League's worst team has been outscored 7-2 in past two matches.

Game of the week

Chicago at Chivas USA

This Thursday night clash on ESPN2 is a battle of conference leaders. The visitors are the only unbeaten team in MLS, though they've settled for ties in six of 10 matches. Chivas, meanwhile, leads MLS with seven victories and owns the best home mark in MLS at 5-0-1.

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