San Jose continues to be class of MLS

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2012 Power Rankings: August 27
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San Jose1 (1)San Jose15-6-5It's now been six games since Chris Wondolowski scored from the run of play, but the goals continue to pour in for the Quakes, with Alan Gordon and Simon Dawkins both netting two in a 4-1 win over Colorado.
Seattle Sounders FC2 (6)Seattle Sounders FC12-6-7Fredy Montero and Mauro Rosales were on fire for the Sounders, with the latter's three assists setting up the former's hat trick in a 6-2 demolition of Chivas USA. Seattle has now claimed 16 out of a possible 21 points.
New York Red Bulls3 (3)New York Red Bulls13-7-6Things were looking grim early on against Kansas City after conceding an early goal. But the Red Bulls' makeshift back line tightened up and a gift of an own goal from Kei Kamara allowed New York to grind out a valuable road point.
Kansas City4 (4)Kansas City14-7-5Kansas City scored early and didn't allow a shot on goal by New York, yet SKC contrived to turn such dominance into a 1-1 draw thanks to Kamara's own goal. Kansas City trails San Jose by three points in the race for the Supporters' Shield.
Houston5 (2)Houston11-6-9Two consecutive home draws -- the second of which was against a poor Toronto side -- have made the Dynamo's playoff position a bit more tenuous. The team's exertions in the CONCACAF Champions League, including this week's trip to Honduras, won't make life
Chicago6 (5)Chicago12-8-5The Fire hadn't given up more than two goals in a league game all season. Then they shipped four against D.C. United, with goalkeeper Sean Johnson among those looking suspect.
Los Angeles7 (8)Los Angeles12-11-4L.A. caught a break against Dallas when Todd Dunivant somehow avoided getting sent off for hauling down FCD attacker Fabian Castillo on a breakaway. But like most good teams, L.A. took advantage of its fortune with Dunivant scoring an insurance tally.
Real Salt Lake8 (7)Real Salt Lake13-10-4Jason Kreis' side stopped the bleeding against Philadelphia, but only to a degree, recording a 0-0 draw. At least RSL is beginning to heal up a bit, with center back Chris Schuler back on the game-day roster after recovering from a broken foot.
Montreal Impact9 (10)Montreal Impact12-13-3Patrice Bernier continued his run of stellar performances, with two goals and an assist in Montreal's 3-0 win over D.C. United. The Impact are now within a point of a playoff spot.
Columbus10 (11)Columbus10-8-6The Crew has been transformed by the arrival of Federico Higuain, who scored three times this week to lead Columbus to wins over Toronto and New England. Jairo Arrieta has done his bit as well, netting twice against the Revs to give him five in six games.
DC United11 (9)DC United12-9-4The Black-and-Red looked to be back on track with a midweek win over Chicago. But United failed to muster much of an attack against Montreal when manager Ben Olsen opted to sit Dwayne De Rosario and Chris Pontius for most of the game, and DCU fell 3-0.
Philadelphia Union12 (13)Philadelphia Union7-12-4The Union needed a spark, but despite the best efforts of Michael Farfan, could only produce a drab draw. Meanwhile, the sight of Freddy Adu on the bench leads one to wonder if he'll ever produce consistently at club level.
Vancouver Whitecaps13 (12)Vancouver Whitecaps10-10-7The Whitecaps are in free fall after losing their third in a row at Portland. To make matters worse, Darren Mattocks' red card means he'll be unavailable for next week's match against the L.A. Galaxy.
FC Dallas14 (14)FC Dallas8-12-8A lack of finishing touch in front of goal combined with a horrendous defensive error by Matt Hedges condemned FCD to a 2-0 defeat to Los Angeles. FCD has just six games left to make up five points on fifth-place Vancouver.
Toronto FC15 (16)Toronto FC5-15-6With an eye on this week's CONCACAF Champions League tilt against Santos Laguna, manager Paul Mariner opted to rest Torsten Frings and Eric Hassli against Houston. All the more reason for him to be delighted with a 1-1 draw.
Chivas USA16 (15)Chivas USA7-10-6The Goats scored more than one goal for just the third time all season. Too bad the defense went on holiday in getting pummeled by Seattle 6-2. Goalkeeper Dan Kennedy deserved hazard pay after this debacle.
Portland Timbers17 (18)Portland Timbers6-13-6The Timbers got back into the win column at last, and against Cascadia rival Vancouver no less. So this should ease the pressure on interim head coach Gavin Wilkinson, right? Nah.
Colorado18 (17)Colorado8-16-2The Rapids looked like they might climb back into their match against San Jose, but some criminally soft defending proved to be their undoing. All that's left for this team is to be read its last rites.
New England19 (19)New England6-14-5Watching the Revolution is like watching a train wreck. The defense wants to make you cover your eyes, but you can't stop watching the attack. Both aspects were on display against Columbus, when New England couldn't make an early two-goal lead stand up.