CARSON, Calif., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Fredy Montero scored a hat trick, his first in MLS play, and the Seattle Sounders moved up in the Western Conference with a 6-2 rout of Chivas USA.
Montero's goals gave him 11 for the year and six in the last four matches.
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Brad Evans and Samuel Ochoa also scored and Mauro Rosales had three assists for the Sounders (12-6-7), who won for the fourth time in five matches.
The victory pulled them into a second-place tie with Real Salt Lake in the West. Seattle has two games in hand over RSL.
Juan Agudelo and Miller Bolanos scored for Chivas (7-10-6), which dropped a second straight and remained 10 points behind Vancouver for the West's fifth and final playoff.
