Commerce City, Colo. ? Kevin Doyle broke a tie in the 76th minute and the Colorado Rapids held on to beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Saturday night.

Vicente Sanchez’s cross reached Doyle and his header from edge of the 6-yard box gave Colorado the advantage. Sporting’s Dominic Dwyer nearly tied it in the 87th minute, but Clint Irwin denied him from close range and the follow-up hit the post.

Kansas City struck first. In the 47th minute, Krisztian Nemeth made a long run down the left and found Dwyer in the center of the box. Dwyer sent his left-footed effort behind Irwin for the lead.

Just 6 minutes later, Sanchez carried into the area and fed Maynor Figueroa across the crease. His blast with the left into the top corner evened the score.

Colorado (8-9-9) extended its winning streak to three games. Kansas City (11-7-7) has lost three straight.