WASHINGTON -- Patrick Mullins scored three goals, Patrick Nyarko had a goal and two assists and D.C. United beat the 10-man Chicago Fire 6-2 on Saturday.Mullins finished Nyarkos cross in the 40th minute to give United (7-8-11) the lead for good at 2-1. Mullins made it 3-1 in the first minute of first-half stoppage time and struck again in the 74th for a 5-2 lead. It was the first hat trick for D.C. United since Luis Silva did it in June 2014.Luciano Acosta gave United the initial lead in the 25th minute with a close-range smash of Marcelo Sarvas cross. Michael de Leeuw evened the score for the Fire (5-12-8) on a putback six minutes later.Khaly Thiam was sent off in the 34th minute when he threw the ball at Nyarkos face while Nyarko was still on the ground after Thiams tackle.Razvan Cocis capped Chicagos scoring in the second minute of first-half stoppage time, making it 3-2 before the break. Nick DeLeon netted D.C.s final goal in the 89th minute.FC DALLAS 3, DYNAMO 1HOUSTON -- Michael Barrios scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the 60th minute, and FC Dallas beat Houston.Barrios beat goalkeeper Joe Willis in a race to Maynor Figueroas long diagonal cross and chipped it past the charging Willis to make it 2-1. A minute earlier, Mauro Diaz tied it for FC Dallas (14-7-6) on a penalty kick after Raul Rodriguezs hand ball in the area.Barrios added a long-range strike in the 79th minute to cap the scoring.Alex gave the Dynamo (5-11-10) the lead in 19th minute with a left-footed rocket from the top of the 18-yard box.UNION 2, SPORTING KANSAS CITY 0CHESTER, Pa. -- Roland Alberg had a goal and an assist in Philadelphias victory over nine-man Sporting Kansas City.Alberg opened the scoring in the 67th minute when he collected Fabinhos pass and sent a right-footer from behind the 18-yard box into the upper right corner for his ninth goal of the season.Alberg assisted Tranquillo Barnetta in the 92nd minute on a give-and-go that Barnetta finished.Sportings Jimmy Medranda was sent off in the 59th minute for his second yellow card and Roger Espinoza received a straight red for violent conduct in the 87th minute.Philadelphia (11-9-7) has won three of its last four games to move within a point of second-place New York City in the East. Sporting KC dropped to 11-12-5 and remained in fifth place in the West.CREW 2, EARTHQUAKES 0COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ethan Finlay and Justin Meram scored in Columbus victory over San Jose.Finlay put Merams wide cross into the right corner to open the scoring for the Crew (5-9-11) in the 32nd minute. Meram added a goal in the 84th minute on a penalty kick he drew against San Jose defender Marvell Wynne. Meram then beat Andrew Tarbell, the backup goalkeeper who entered as a substitute late in the first half when starter David Bingham left with a back injury.San Jose dropped to 7-8-11.IMPACT 1, TORONTO FC 0TORONTO -- Ignacio Piatti scored in the 73rd minute and Montreal beat Toronto FC to end the Reds unbeaten streak at seven games.Piatti picked up Dominic Oduros feed and beat goalkeeper Alex Bono for his 14th goal of the season.Montreal (9-7-10) won for the first time in MLS play at BMO Field, snapping an 0-3-3 stretch. Toronto (12-8-7) had won five straight at home. 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TROON, Scotland -- A promising start on Saturday morning didnt last over Royal Troons treacherous back nine for Jordan Spieth, who is having difficulty matching his form of a year ago -- and who finds the comparisons unfair.Spieths 1-over-par 72 during the third round of The Open means he has failed to break par in any round of a major championship in 2016 since an opening 66 at the Masters, where he squandered a five-shot advantage over the final nine holes.Now hes just looking to gain momentum for the PGA Championship in two weeks, as he was 15 strokes behind Phil Mickelson before the leader teeing off.Its been tough given I think its been a solid year and I think, had last year not happened, Id be having a lot of positive questions, Spieth said. Instead, most of the questions I get are comparing to last year and therefore negative because its not to the same standard.So thats almost tough to then convince myself that youre having a good year when the questions I get make me feel like its not. So thats a bit unfair to me, but dont feel sorry for me. Ill still be OK. But I would appreciate if people would look at the positives over comparing to maybe hopefully what would happen to me a few times in my career a year, like laast year.dddddddddddd. It seems a bit unfair at 22 to be expecting something like that all the time.Spieth won the Masters and U.S. Open last year and came within a stroke of a playoff at The Open at St. Andrews. He finished the years Grand Slams second at the PGA Championship and was third at this years Masters.But despite victories at Kapalua in January and the Colonial in May, Spieths year has been marked by inconsistency and judged by the five-victory season -- that was capped with a FedEx Cup title -- in 2015.On Saturday, after making the cut on the number, Spieth played the first seven holes in 4-under par. Then he missed short par putts at the ninth and 10th, double-bogeyed the 11 and added another bogey at the 15th, failing to make any more birdies.Im hitting the ball great, very pleased with that; I hit it well enough to shoot 4- or 5-under easy today, Spieth said. On the front nine, if I putt the way I should putt ... my short game and wedge has really let me down, too. Im very pleased with the way Im striking the ball, especially in these conditions. Just cant quite get it in the hole. ' ' '