Sam Surridge's early goal guides Nashville SC past Fire

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Sam Surridge's first-half goal was all Nashville SC needed to take a 1-0 win against the visiting Chicago Fire on Wednesday.

Nashville (8-13-8, 32 points), which has won two in a row after an eight-match losing streak, pulled within a point of the playoff line in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference.

The Fire (7-15-8, 29 points) lost for the third time in the past four matc