Orlando City, San Jose stay alive with victories

Orlando City 2 -- New York City FC 1

Cyle Larin scored twice in an 8-minute span in the second half and Orlando City beat New York City FC 2-1 on Friday night to keep its playoff hopes alive.

Orlando City (12-13-8) has won five straight games to move within a point of sixth-place Montreal for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Kwame Watson-Siriboe gave New York City (10-16-7) a 1-0 lead in the second minute of first-half stoppage time. Mix Diskerud's shot from distance deflected off a crowd in front of goal and Watson-Siriboe one-touched the loose ball into the back of the net.

Larin tied it in the 62nd minute after heading in Corey Ashe's cross. Eight minutes later, Larin made it 2-1 on a counter-attack. Larin fed Adrian Winter on a two-on-one, but Winter's shot was blocked by Josh Saunders. Winter was first to the loose ball and found an open Larin in front of goal for an easy tap in.

San Jose Earthquakes 1 -- Sporting Kansas City 0

Anibal Godoy slid in a goal early in the second half and San Jose beat Sporting Kansas City to move into a fifth-place tie in the Western Conference.

San Jose (13-12-8) is tied with Portland and Seattle with 47 points, while Sporting KC (13-10-9) is alone in fourth place with 48 points.

In the 47th minute, Shea Salinas sent a cross to Chris Wondolowski, who one-touched it across goal to an open Godoy at the far post. David Bingham recorded his 12th shutout of the season to tie Vancouver's David Ousted for second-best in the MLS.