MLS power rankings

1. Houston (9-4-4): Narrowly held onto the top spot despite road loss at Seattle last week.

2. Seattle (7-3-7): Back-to-back wins against West contenders has restored Seattle's confidence.

3. D.C. United (5-3-9): After bye week, D.C. heads into a stretch with a favorable schedule.

4. Columbus (5-3-9): Champs have two winnable home games upcoming before all-star break.

5. Chicago (6-3-7): Take on New England tonight in a critical SuperLiga semifinal clash.

6. L.A. Galaxy (5-3-9): Beckham is returning to a team that's on a three-game winning streak.

7. Chivas USA (8-5-3): Losers of three straight, the Goats are in a bit of a free fall.

8. Colorado (6-4-6): Only 8,000 fans were on hand to see last week's win over Dallas. Ouch.

9. Kansas City (5-6-5): Bounced out of SuperLiga and U.S. Open Cup in the past two weeks.

10. Real Salt Lake (5-6-5): Extending unbeaten streak at Columbus won't be easy.

11. Toronto FC (7-6-4): Loaded schedule upcoming with friendlies and various competitions.

12. FC Dallas (4-8-5): Came crashing back to Earth a bit with a predictable loss at Colorado.

13. New England (4-5-5): MLS has been a struggle, but Revs are SuperLiga semifinals tonight.

14. San Jose (3-9-4): Failed to build on momentum of tying RSL by losing at home to Toronto.

15. New York (2-13-4): Didn't lose last week, but only because it was regrouping with a bye.

Game of the week

Houston at Toronto FC

This ESPN2 game of the week features the best team in the West against one of four teams in the East within striking distance of first place. With so many upcoming road games for Toronto, it's imperative it secures the full three points in all remaining home games.

MLS GOALS

Player Team GP Goals

Guillermo B. Schelotto CLB 17 10

Fredy Montero SEA 15 9

Conor Casey COL 12 8

Kenny Cooper DAL 15 7

9 players tied with 6

MLS ASSISTS

Player Team GP Goals

Brad Davis HOU 17 7

Mehdi Ballouchy COL 16 6

Cuauhtemoc Blanco CHI 12 6

Omar Cummings COL 14 6

Nate Jaqua SEA 16 6

Clint Mathis RSL 16 6

Fredy Montero SEA 15 6

Santino Quaranta DC 13 6

5 players tied with 5

LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP

Semifinals

July 21

Rochester (USL-1) at D.C. United (MLS), 5 p.m.

Houston (MLS) at Seattle (MLS), 8 p.m.

2009 SUPERLIGA

Today's semifinals

At Gillette Stadium

Chicago vs. New England, 5 p.m.

Santos Laguna vs. Tigres UANL, 7 p.m.