Brian White's 55th-minute goal was the topper on an opportunistic performance by New York and lifted the surging Red Bulls to a 1-0 victory over the win-starved Houston Dynamo on Wednesday at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J.
The victory allowed the Red Bulls to stretch their undefeated streak to six games and to leapfrog Atlanta United for first-place in both MLS' Eastern Conference and the Supporters Shield standings in the race for the league's best record.
Houston has now gone nine matches, since July 7, without a victory and has lost six of its past seven contests.