TORONTO - Lamar Neagle scored twice to lift D.C. United to a 2-1 win over Toronto FC on Saturday night as Toronto lost ground on the two New York teams in the Eastern Conference standings.

Toronto pressed hard as the game wore on but was unable to break down the D.C. defence.

The New York Red Bulls (14-9-9, 51 points) defeated the Philadelphia Union 3-2 earlier Saturday to regain top spot in the Eastern Conference on goal difference. New York City FC (14-9-9, 51 points) had blanked Houston 2-0 Friday night to knock Toronto into second place.

Jozy Altidore opened the scoring for Toronto (13-9-10, 49 points), which slipped to third place before a crowd of 22,212 at BMO Field.

The loss was just the second in 14 games for Toronto (7-2-5) - a run that started with a 4-1 victory over D.C. United at BMO Field on July 23. Toronto came into Saturday's game unbeaten in four games (1-0-3).

And it was the first time Toronto has lost this season after scoring first. It had been 13-0-1 with the first goal.