Cucho Hernandez powers Crew to series lead vs. Atlanta United

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Cucho Hernandez scored in each half to lead the host Columbus Crew to a 2-0 win over Atlanta United on Wednesday in the opening match of their best-of-three Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

Hernandez made it 1-0 in the first minute of first-half stoppage time and doubled the lead with a penalty kick in the 51st for the third-seeded Crew. Atlanta is seeded six