Bruin scored in the ninth minute to put Houston ahead before
Brad Davis made it 2-0 in the 27th minute. Leonel Miranda scored
Houston's third two minutes from time.
The result left second-placed Galaxy trailing FC Dallas by four
points after the Western Conference leaders won their fifth
straight MLS game by beating Portland 4-1. Michael Barrios
scored twice, while Kellyn Acosta and Mauro Diaz also scored for
Dallas.
In Montreal, the Impact earned a 1-0 victory over the Seattle
Sounders thanks to Laurent Ciman's 88th minute winner, while
Columbus had to settle for a 3-3 draw with Toronto despite
racing out to a 3-0 lead.
In the day's other game, the Chicago Fire drew 2-2 with New
England Revolution.
(Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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