HOUSTON (AP) — Omar Cummings and Boniek Garcia scored and the Houston Dynamo beat the Chicago Fire 2-0 on Sunday to remain alive in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

Houston (10-13-6) is eighth in the conference, with only the top five making the playoffs.

Cummings scored in the 15th minute, and Garcia connected in the 67th.

Chicago dropped to 5-8-16.

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