Los Angeles FC enter Saturday's playoff tune-up at St. Louis City in high gear after winning three MLS matches in a span of eight days behind the brilliant work of Son Heung-Min and Denis Bouanga.

During the spree, LAFC (14-7-8, 50 points) scored four goals in each of the wins, with Son and Bouanga combining for 10 of the tallies on just 23 shots. The duo fuels an attack which has put up 57 goals, tied for the most in the Western Conference.

The winning streak has put Los Angeles five points clear of fifth-place Seattle and in position to capture one of the top four seeds in the West, which would mean a home date in the opening round of the playoffs.

Also on an uptick is St. Louis City (7-17-7, 28 points), which is 2-0-1 since calling up 23-year-old Brendan McSorley.

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