WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Baltasar Rodr\u00edguez scored his first career goal in MLS for Inter Miami in a 1-1 tie with D.C. United on Saturday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D.C. (4-15-9), which is winless in 11 consecutive games, was eliminated from playoff contention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rodr\u00edguez, a 22-year-old who made is seventh appearance in MLS, made it 1-1 in the 64th minute. Rodrigo De Paul’s arcing corner kick slipped untouched through the area and skipped twice before Rodr\u00edguez bent a first-touch shot from outside the area into the side-net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jackson Hopkins scored a goal for the second consecutive game to give D.C. a 1-0 lead in the 13th. The 21-year-old Hopkins, who scored his first career goal in MLS last Saturday in a\u00a01-1\u00a0tie with Montreal, put away an arcing first-touch entry pass played by Matti Peltola \u2014 off a long clearance \u2014- from the center of the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Miami had 64% possession but was outshot 8-4 in the first half and trailed 1-0 at halftime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rocco R\u00edos Novo had a save for Miami (13-5-7).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
United’s Christian Benteke served a one-game suspension (yellow card accumulation).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Luis Barraza stopped two shots for D.C. United.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"