Ronaldo Cisneros netted three goals (a hat trick) in the first half and Atlanta United (4-4-3) snapped their four-match MLS winless streak, defeating Chicago Fire (2-3-4) FC 4-1 at Georgia's Mercedes-Benz Stadium, MLS Soccer reported.
Brooks Lennon added a goal in second-half stoppage time as Atlanta, who had scored just three goals in their last five MLS matches, extended their home unbeaten streak at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to 12 matches while sending Chicago to a sixth straight winless result in league play.
Chinonso Offor scored Chicago's lone goal.
Chicago returns to Soldier Field to face FC Cincinnati on Saturday, May 14, and will will celebrate Polish Heritage Night.
The Chicago Cubs' downward spiral continued May 7, as they dropped a doubleheaderat hometo the Los Angeles Dodgers (18-7).
The Dodgers swept the Cubs (9-17) by scores of 7-0 and 6-2 in a split doubleheader, leaving the North Siders with four straight losses and 13 in their last 16 games, The Chicago Tribune noted.
Clayton Kershaw dominated the Cubs with seven shutout innings in the opener before the Dodgers won the nightcap with only three hits.
The Chicago White Sox (13-13) reached .500 by defeating the Boston Red Sox (10-18) on May 7and winning their fifth consecutive game.
Boston has lost 13 of 17.
The White Sox's Jose Abreu hit a go-ahead double in the 10th after Chicago tied the game an inning earlier.