Chris Brady records second straight clean sheet and the Fire beat the Crew 2-0

CHICAGO AP Andrew Gutman and Hugo Cuypers each scored Chris Brady recorded his second straight clean sheet and the Chicago Fire beat the Columbus Crew - on Saturday night Chicago - - moved within two points of the eighth-place Crew Columbus - - clinched a playoff berth earlier when the New York Red Bulls lost to New York City FC Gutman opened the scoring in the th minute when he appeared to be overcoming it for Cuypers but it detected the back of the net Cuypers chipped it over goalkeeper Evan Bush who had come out of his area on a breakaway in the th for his th goal of the season The Crew have only won once in their last eight matches AP soccer https apnews com hub soccer Source