Galaxy midfielder Jonathan dos Santos, right, goes betwixt the legs of Houston Dynamo midfielder Darwin Ceren to footwear the shot distant during the archetypal fractional of their MLS lucifer connected Wednesday nighttime successful Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Galaxy defender Niko Hamalainen, middle, keeps the shot successful play arsenic Houston Dynamo midfielder Griffin Dorsey (25) defends and authoritative Jeremy Kieso, right, watches, during the archetypal fractional of their MLS lucifer connected Wednesday nighttime successful Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Houston Dynamo defender Sam Junqua, left, and Galaxy midfielder Efrain Alvarez, right, propulsion disconnected each different arsenic they pursuit the shot during the archetypal fractional of their MLS lucifer connected Wednesday nighttime successful Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Galaxy midfielder Efrain Alvarez (26) kicks the shot betwixt Houston Dynamo midfielder Darwin Ceren (24) and midfielder Griffin Dorsey (25) during the archetypal fractional of their MLS lucifer connected Wednesday nighttime successful Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Galaxy midfielder Sebastian Lletget, right, passes the shot successful beforehand of Houston Dynamo midfielder Darwin Ceren during the archetypal fractional of their MLS lucifer connected Wednesday nighttime successful Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Houston Dynamo guardant Carlos Darwin Quintero, left, moves the shot past the defence of Galaxy midfielder Jonathan dos Santos during the archetypal fractional of their MLS lucifer connected Wednesday nighttime successful Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
The changeable by Galaxy guardant Kevin Cabral (9) is wide arsenic it passes by Houston Dynamo goalkeeper Michael Nelson, left, with Tim Parker (5) and Zarek Valentin (4) giving pursuit during the archetypal fractional of their MLS lucifer connected Wednesday nighttime successful Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Galaxy goalkeeper Jonathan Bond, right, makes a prevention connected a changeable by the Houston Dynamo’s Sam Junqua, left, during the archetypal fractional of their MLS lucifer connected Wednesday nighttime successful Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Houston Dynamo midfielder Adalberto Carrasquilla, right, steals the shot from Galaxy guardant Javier Hernandez during the archetypal fractional of their MLS lucifer connected Wednesday nighttime successful Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
HOUSTON — Sacha Kljestan and Kevin Cabral scored successful the Galaxy’s 3-0 triumph implicit the Houston Dynamo connected Wednesday night.
The Galaxy (13-11-6, 45 points) has won 2 consecutive aft getting a stoppage-time victor from Kljestan connected Saturday. Houston (6-13-12, 30 points) was eliminated from playoff contention Saturday.
Kljestan scored connected a punishment footwear successful the 39th infinitesimal and a Zarek Valentin ain extremity gave the Galaxy a 2-0 pb astatine the break. Cabral scored 2 minutes aft halftime connected a breakaway.
Greg Vanney earned his 100th regular-season triumph arsenic an MLS coach.