Sam Surridge and Andy Najar scored early in the second half to give Nashville SC a 3-1 win over the visiting Houston Dynamo on Saturday.

The victory officially clinched a playoff berth for Nashville (16-11-5, 53 points) and moved the team up to sixth place in the Eastern Conference.

Hany Mukhtar also scored for Nashville, tallying his 16th goal of the season. Goalkeeper Joe Willis stopped two of three shots faced.

Nashville SC are 11-2-3 at home this season and their 36 home points are the third-highest total in MLS.

Houston (9-14-9, 36 points) remains below the Western Conference playoff line with just two matches remaining in the regular season.

Junior Urso had the only goal for the 10-man Dynamo. Erik Sviatchenko was issued a red card in the ninth minute, leaving Houston undermanne

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