FOXBORO, Mass. (AP) -- Wolde Harris scored his 15th goal of the season in the 51st minute, giving the New England Revolution a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Crew on Saturday night.

The teams matched penalty kicks in the first half. Brian McBride scored for Columbus, and Imad Baba scored for New England.

New England moved into seventh place in MLS standings, improving to 11-11-6 for 39 points. Columbus is 11-12-5 for 38 points, good for eighth.

Columbus beat New England twice and tied once in its previous three meetings. This time, Columbus nearly gained the tying goal in extra time when McBride hit the far right post from 10 yards out on the left wing.

McBride put Columbus ahead at 19:52 when he scored his fifth goal of the season on a penalty kick. He was taken down by New England goalkeeper Juergen Sommer from behind after a 3-on-2 break.

Baba scored his eighth goal of the season, also on a penalty kick at 34:20. New England defender Mauricio Wright was taken down in the penalty box by Columbus defender Todd Yeagley, giving Baba his third penalty kick chance of the season.

New England, 7-3-3 at home, will play three of its next four matches at home in seeking its second ever playoff berth.

Harris tied an MLS record of scoring in seven consecutive matches in the 51st minute, when he beat three Columbus defenders on a breakaway and scored from 12 yards out. The streak matched the mark set by New England's Raul Diaz Arce during the 1997 season.