WASHINGTON — Paul Arriola scored in his second consecutive game and D.C. United beat Sporting Kansas City 1-0 on Sunday night.
Bill Hamid had four saves for D.C. United (7-3-2) for his sixth shutout of the season. He's tied with New York City's Sean Johnson for most in MLS.
Wayne Rooney played a long, low ball to Arriola at the left corner of the box, where he bent a right-footer -- that grazed the fingertips of goalkeeper Tim Melia -- just inside the far post in the 78th minute.
Melia finished with three stops, including back-to-back saves of a header by Steven Birnbaum and the put-back attempt of Frederic Brillant.
Sporting Kansas City (2-4-4) is winless in its last six games and has lost three of its last four.
D.C. United has won back-to-back games for the first time since late March.
