Galaxy, Nashville SC meet with both on upswing

The Los Angeles Galaxy are unbeaten in their last five, but they still need to make up ground if they're going to qualify for the playoffs, beginning with Saturday afternoon's trip to streaking Nashville SC.

The eighth-place Galaxy (11-11-6, 39 points) have two wins and three draws in their unbeaten run, and enter the weekend three points back of Real Salt Lake and the Portland Timbers for a Western Conference playoff sp