Jeff Cunningham of the Columbus Crew became Major League Soccer's all-time leading scorer with 134 goals, breaking a tie with former DC United star Jaime Moreno, with a 59th minute penalty kick Saturday against the host Seattle Sounders at CenturyLink Field, but the Sounders won for the eighth time in their last 11 games with a 6-2 victory.
Lamar Neagle tallied a hat trick for the Sounders, Mauro Rosales had a goal and two assists and Michael Fucito had a goal and an assist as Seattle improved to 13-5-9 with 48 points, putting them four points behind the Western Conference-leading Los Angeles Galaxy (14-3-9, 51) for sole possession of first place. Seattle hosts Real Salt Lake September 10.
Josh Gardner scored back-to-back goals in the game -- in the 77th minute for his Crew and in the 78th for a own goal for the Sounders.
Columbus, leading the Eastern Conference standings at 11-8-7 with 40 points, have won four of their last five games and will host Toronto FC September 10 at Crew Stadium.
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