Daniel Gazdag's hat trick clinches East crown for Philadelphia

Daniel Gazdag scored a hat trick and the Philadelphia Union clinched the Eastern Conference crown with a 4-0 rout Sunday of visiting Toronto FC on MLS Decision Day.

Mikael Uhre also scored for the Union (19-5-10, 67 points), who set a new club record for points in a season while collecting the second conference title in franchise history.

The first-place finish gives Philadelphia a bye into the second round of the MLS C