The LA Galaxy needed a win, and maybe a bit of help, to make up ground in the Western Conference playoff race and they got both on Saturday, with a 4-1 romp over the Colorado Rapids at Dignity Health Sports Park setting the scene to help them climb above the playoff line.
That effort was aided by Real Salt Lake losing, giving LA the tiebreaker advantage with the teams level on points, but the Galaxy did what they needed to in order to raise morale, pick up needed points and get on the right side of the playoff race for the time being.