Derek Jeter homered, Jorge Posada had three hits, Andy Pettitte dazzled and Mariano Rivera closed it out as the New York Yankees beat the Angeles 7-5 Tuesday, when World Series rings were handed out in the Bronx. The core four each picked up championship ring No. 5, then led the New York Yankees to a win in their home opener in front of a record-crowd that included owner George Steinbrenner. Angels recruit Hideki Matsui might have gotten the loudest ovation of the ceremony that celebrated the Yankees' 27th title, with fans welcoming back the World Series most valuable player. But the stars who'd worn pinstripes the longest wound up as winners, once again. Pettitte (1-0) returned to the Yankee Stadium mound for the first time since he won the clinching Game 6 against Philadelphia last November. He threw 100 pitches in six crisp innings as the Yankees dropped the Angels to 2-6, their worst start since 1972. Rivera was needed to earn his third save after another ex-Yankee, Bobby Abreu, hit a grand slam in the ninth off Dave Robertson. Nick Johnson homered off Ervin Santana and Alex Rodriguez drove in two runs. Mariners 3, Athletics 0: At Seattle, Milton Bradley hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to power the Mariners to a much-needed 3-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Blue Jays 4, White Sox 2: At Toronto, Ricky Romero's bid for a no-hitter ended in the eighth when former teammate Alex Rios homered. Romero struck out a career-high 12 and was in complete control until hitting A.J. Pierzynski with a pitch to start the eighth. Rios followed with a no-doubt drive to deep left for Chicago's only hit. Kevin Gregg worked the ninth for his third save as Toronto won for the 11th time in 12 games against the White Sox at Rogers Centre. Gavin Floyd allowed four runs and nine hits in six innings for Chicago. Rays 8, Orioles 6, 10 innings: At Baltimore, Carlos Pena hit a three-run homer off Matt Albers in the 10th inning as Tampa Bay extended the Orioles' early season swoon. It was the fifth straight loss for the Orioles, whose 1-7 start is their worst since they opened the 1988 season with 21 straight defeats. Tigers 6, Royals 5: At Detroit, Carlos Guillen's two-run double capped a six-run rally in the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers pulled off another big comeback.
