SEATTLE (AP) – Josef MartÃnez converted a penalty kick in the 86th minute to help Atlanta United tie the Seattle Sounders 1-1 on Sunday. Atlanta (2-1-3), which had won back-to-back games and is unbeaten in three straight, had 63% possession and snapped the Sounders’ four-game win streak. Brooks Lennon drew a foul, conceded by Brad Smith, in the area and MartÃnez scored from the spot to make it 1-all. Raúl RuidÃaz headed home a corner kick by João Paulo to give Seattle (5-0-2) the lead in the sixth minute. RuidÃaz has six goals this season. UNION 1, D.C. UNITED 0 WASHINGTON (AP) – Kacper Przybylko scored in first-half stoppage time and Andre Blake had four of his seven saves in the second half to help Philadelphia hold off D.C. United. Jamiro Monteiro flicked a weighted pass into the penalty area and Przybylko settled it with his first touch for a close-range finish to help Phildelphia improve to 3-2-2. D.C. United dropped to 2-5-0.
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