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Rapids home unbeaten run at 20 as Zardes debuts vs Charlotte

Colorado Rapids' Lalas Abubakar, left, and Charlotte FC's Cristian Ortiz vie for a head ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Gyasi Zardes made his Colorado debut, William Yarbrough had six saves and the Rapids extended their home regular-season unbeaten streak to a team-record 20 games in a 0-0 draw against Charlotte in Major League Soccer action.

The streak, the seventh-longest in MLS history, topped a 19-game run from March 2016 to March 2017.

A day after he was acquired from the Columbus Crew, Zardes came off the bench at the one-hour mark. Yarbrough denied back-to-back shots by Daniel Rios and Karol Swiderski in the 49th minute and turned away a shot by McKinze Gaines in second-half stoppage time.