Evander scored two goals and the Portland Timbers remained in the postseason race with a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday night.

Jonathan Rodriguez and Felipe Mora also scored for the Timbers (12-10-7), who are currently in eighth place in the Western Conference with five games remaining.7

The Galaxy (16-7-7) remained atop the conference standings. The team has already secured a playoff spot and became the first team in the West to reach the postseason with El Trafico’s 4-2 victory over LAFC last weekend.

The teams finishing eighth and ninth in the conference will play a single-elimination wildcard match on October 23. The first round of the playoffs begins on October 26.

Rodriguez scored with a header in the 18th minute after a cross from Evander to give the Timbers an early lead.

Evander nearly scored again in the 33rd minute, but his shot went just wide. He was a step too slow on another chance in the 37th minute before finally breaking through two minutes later to give the Timbers a 2-0 lead.

Gabriel Pec scored a goal for the Galaxy in first-half stoppage time.

Evander scored a second goal in the 51st minute to make it 3-1. He leads the league with 32 goal involvements.

The Galaxy drew level with Joseph Paintsil’s goal in the 59th minute, which was initially ruled offside but was upheld after video review.

Mora chested a ball from Antony at the far post and scored in the 80th minute to make it 4-2 for Portland. It was the Timbers’ 60th goal of the season, putting them top of the league.