Galaxy allow late goal, tie Earthquakes

SAN JOSE — The Galaxy had a pair of leads against one of its longtime rivals on Saturday night, but the San Jose Earthquakes came through with an equalizer each time as the teams settled for a 2-2 tie.

Cristian Espinoza’s ninth goal of the season came when he took a pass from Jackson Yueill and scored in the 81st minute to help the Earthquakes (7-7-7, 28 points) earn a point.

The Galaxy (3-9-7, 16 points) grabbed a 1-0 lead when Raheem Edwards used an assist from Douglas Costa in the 31st minute to score his first goal of the season.

Jack Skahan took a pass from Carlos Akapo and scored his first of the season to knot the score in the 42nd minute.

The Galaxy retook the lead two minutes into the second half on a goal by Preston Judd. Costa and Riqui Puig had assists on Judd’s third goal of the season.

Jonathan Bond finished with two saves for the Galaxy. Daniel de Sousa Brito saved four shots for the Earthquakes.

The Galaxy has a victory and four straight draws in its past five matches. The club record is five straight ties, set in May 2009.

There have been three or more goals scored in a league-record 52 of 81 regular-season matches in the series.

The Galaxy returns home to host LAFC on Tuesday night at the Rose Bowl. San Jose travels to play LAFC on Saturday.