The three best teams in Major League Soccer at just past the half-way point in the season are all surprisingly in the Eastern Conference. The Fire, Toronto FC and New York City FC sat atop the Supporters Shield race going into the resumption of play on Wednesday following the league's Gold Cup break.
From the Fire's perspective, the matchup between Toronto FC and New York City FC at Yankee Stadium ended up as well as they could have hoped. The schedule forces NYCFC into a quick turnaround with the Fire coming in on Saturday and the 2-2 draw has minimal effect on any gain by the Fire's two closest opponents in the standings.