ST. LOUIS — Son Heung-Min had two goals, Denis Bouanga scored his 23rd goal of the season, and Los Angeles FC beat St. Louis City 3-0 on Saturday night for its fourth win in a row.
LAFC (15-7-8), which has outscored its opponents 15-4 during its four-game win streak and has one loss in its last eight games, has 53 points, one behind third-place Minnesota in the Western Conference.
St. Louis (7-18-7) was eliminated from playoff contention.
Hugo Lloris had three saves for LAFC.
Bouanga dispossessed St. Louis City, raced to near the penalty arc and split a pair of defenders with a rolling shot that slipped inside the left post to open the scoring in the 15th minute. Bouanga has scored a goal in five consecutive games and has nine goals — and two hat tricks — in that span. Miami’s Lionel M