MLS Seattle Sounders FC at Colorado Rapids

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – Osvaldo Alonso’s 65^th-minute volley handed the Seattle Sounders a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids Saturday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, sending the Rapids (7-14-1) to their sixth consecutive loss, which ties a franchise record for futility.

With the game tied 1-1 well into the second half, Eddie Johnson’s inch-perfect cross found an unmarked Alonso running into the box, and the Cuban midfielder one-timed a volley into the corner for a sensational first goal of the season and the decisive tally for the Sounders (9-5-7).

The game-winner ...