HOUSTON — Anders Dreyer scored two goals, Amahl Pellegrino added a goal and an assist, and San Diego FC beat the Houston Dynamo 4-1 on Saturday night to finish the best regular season by an expansion team in MLS history.

San Diego (18-9-6) leads the Western Conference with 60 points and has a three-point lead over second-place Vancouver, which plays San Jose on Sunday. Los Angeles FC set the previous mark for an expansion club with 57 points in 2018.

Houston (9-15-9) was eliminated from playoff contention.

Dreyer, who converted from the penalty spot in the 53rd minute, rolled a short pass to Pellegrino, who tapped it back to Dreyer for a first-touch finish from just outside the 6-yard box to five San Diego the lead for good in the 89th minute.

Luca de la Torre came on in the 84th minut

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