<p>HOUSTON &mdash; Memo Rodríguez and Maxi Urruti scored first-half goals and the Houston Dynamo held off the Vancouver Whitecaps for a 2-1 win on Saturday night.</p>
<p>The Dynamo (3-2-2) took the lead in the eighth minute. Fafà Picault swinged in a cross from wide left, Whitecaps goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau was unable to corral it after a deflection off defender Bruno Gaspar and Rodríguez smashed home the putback.</p>
<p>Urruti doubled the lead in the 42nd minute with a <a href="https://twitter.com/MLS/status/1396283838339248131">side volley</a> to finish Rodríguez’s corner.</p>
<p>Déiber Caicedo pulled the Whitecaps (2-4-1) within 2-1 in the 80th minute, dribbling around goalkeeper Marko Maric and drilling a right-footed shot through three defenders.</p>
<p>Houston’s Ariel Lassiter had a curling left-footer miss off the top of the crossbar in the 67th minute.</p>
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