HARRISON, N.J. — Playing with a heavy heart, Kenny Cooper wanted to do something special Saturday.

Cooper hoped to honor the memory of former Red Bulls captain Claudio Reyna's 13-year-old son, Jack, who died Thursday of cancer. After nearly two months without a goal, the New York striker headed in two scores, one in each half, in a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Union (6-10-2).

"Claudio has always been a personal hero of mine," said Cooper, who has 13 goals, second in MLS to San Jose's Chris Wondolowski. "It's obviously a very sad situation. I wanted to do something to pay tribute to Claudio's son."

The Red Bulls (11-5-5) remained undefeated at home this season. The win, coupled with Sporting Kansas City's tie with New England, propelled the Red Bulls to the top spot in the Eastern Conference.

Other MLS Games

At FC Dallas 5, Timbers 0

Even without star midfielder Brek Shea, benched for disciplinary reasons, Dallas (5-10-7) routed Portland (5-11-4).

At Dynamo 3, Impact 0

Macoumba Kandji scored in the seventh minute and added another in the 89th to help Houston (9-5-7) beat Montreal (7-13-3). Bobby Boswell had Houston's other goal in the 84th minute.

At Galaxy 3, Chivas 1

Robbie Keane scored in the 14th minute and Landon Donovan added two more in the second half for Los Angeles (9-10-3) in a victory over Chivas (6-8-5).

At Crew 1, D.C. United 0

Chris Birchall's goal in the 46th minute helped Columbus (7-7-4) end a two-game skid, beating United (10-7-3).

At Sporting KC 0, Revs 0

Jimmy Nielsen recorded his league-leading ninth shutout for Kansas City (11-6-4) in a draw with New England (20-6-9).

At Real Salt Lake 2, Rapids 0

Colorado (7-13-1) lost its fifth in a row as Alvaro Saborio and Will Johnson scored for RSL (12-7-3).