Chicharito’s goal in the fourth minute was the 200th of his careerwhich has included stints with Chivas, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, West Ham United and Sevilla.
However, the outcome is likely to be bittersweet for the Galaxy, as Hernandez had a chance to win the game in stoppage time.
In the 96th minute, he lined up for another penalty kick after a handball from SKC, but visiting goalkeeper John Pulskamp easily parried the soft right-footed attempt.
Hernández scored early and late, scoring his first goal of the night in the fourth minute to open the scoring for the Galaxy (11-11-6, 39 points).
His second goal gave the Galaxy a point and kept the club’s hopes of an MLS playoff berth alive.
They are three points behind Real Salt Lake and the Portland Timbers, who are tied for sixth place and the last two playoff spots.
The draw extended the Galaxy’s unbeaten streak to five games (2-0-3).
The Galaxy held their 1-0 lead well into the second half.but ended up losing when SKC (8-15-6, 30 points) scored twice in nine minutes.
SKC’s first goal came in the 67th minute via a penalty kick by Johnny Russell after the Galaxy had been whistled for a handball in the box.