Draw with Galaxy lifts Sounders into first place in West

Raul Ruidiaz scored on a penalty kick in the 50th minute as the Seattle Sounders moved into sole possession of first place in the Western Conference on Monday after a 1-1 tie with the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy.

The Sounders (17-8-8, 59 points) inched past Sporting Kansas City (58 points) for first place with one game remaining, at the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday. Sporting KC still has two games remaining: Wednesday a