Shak Mohammed scored in the 79th minute, Brian Schwake made five saves for his seventh clean sheet of the season, and Nashville beat Atlanta United 1-0 for its fourth straight victoryByThe Associated PressJuly 17, 2026, 10:48 PMNASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Shak Mohammed scored in the 79th minute, Brian Schwake made five saves for his seventh clean sheet of the season, and Nashville beat Atlanta United 1-0 on Friday night for its fourth straight victory.Nashville (11-1-3) moved five points ahead of second-place Inter Miami in the Eastern Conference standings and four points in front of Vancouver in the Supporters' Shield race. Nashville is unbeaten in nine-straight games.Atlanta (3-10-2) is on a four-game winless streak. Mohammed headed in Alex Muyl’s cross for his second goal with Nashville — both coming against Atlanta. Muyl entered as a substitute in the 74th. Schwake denied Atlanta forward Luke Brennan from just outside the six-yard box in the 59th. Miguel Almirón, coming off a World Cup campaign with Paraguay, returned to Atlanta’s starting lineup for the first time since April 11. Popular ReadsAtlanta: Plays at Charlotte on Wednesday. Nashville: Stays home to play Montreal on Wednesday. ___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/soccer