MLB roundup: Bryce Harper returns, drives in 2 in Phils' win

Bryce Harper hit a two-run single in his first game since June 25 and helped lead the host Philadelphia Phillies past the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4 on Friday.

Harper, the reigning National League Most Valuable Player, had been sidelined due to a broken left thumb. He finished 1-for-4 as the Phillies' designated hitter.

Rhys Hoskins and Nick Castellanos each added two hits and an RBI and Alec Bohm had two hits for the Phillies, who led 6-0 after two innings en route to their fifth consecutive win.

Philadelphia's Bailey Falter received the start when Zack Wheeler landed on the injured list due to right forearm tendinitis. Falter (2-3) tossed six innings and gave up five hits and three runs with six strikeouts and no walks.

Bryan Reynolds paced Pittsburgh with a home run and two RBI, and Rodolfo Castro added a homer and single. Ben Gamel also homered while Kevin Newman had two hits for the Pirates, who have dropped six straight.

Yankees 3, A's 2

Aaron Judge bombed his 49th home run, Gerrit Cole became the first in the majors to reach 200 strikeouts this season and New York made it two straight wins at Oakland.

Judge's homer, a three-run shot in the fifth inning, accounted for all the Yankees' scoring in their fifth consecutive win. Cole (10-6) struck out 11 in 7 1/3 innings while giving up one run on three hits and two walks.

Jonah Bride hit his first major league homer off Cole in the seventh. A's starter JP Sears (5-1), acquired in the Frankie Montas trade with the Yankees earlier this month, worked six innings, yielding three runs on eight hits.

Reds 7, Nationals 3

Aristides Aquino lined a key three-run double and Mike Minor tossed a season-high seven innings to lead visiting Cincinnati past Washington.

Minor (3-10) earned