Jeter Sparks Yanks To Sweep Of Angels

Derek Jeter homered twice and drove in four runs to lead the New York Yankees to an 8-5 victory and a sweep of the Anaheim Angels in the first doubleheader at Anaheim Stadium since Aug. 5, 1988.

Rookie Jorge Posada hit a three-run homer, and Tino Martinez and Paul O’Neill drove in two runs each as New York won the opener, 7-3.

Twins 11, Tigers 1

Detroit

Brad Radke (17-7) allowed one run and three hits in eight innings, and Denny Hocking, Terry Steinbach and Matt Lawton homered as Minnesota routed Detroit Tigers at Tiger Stadium to end a 10-game losing streak.

Red Sox 7-5, A’s 5-4

Oakland

Mo Vaughn hit a tying, two-run double in the ninth inning and John Valentin hit an RBI single in the 13th as Boston beat Oakland to complete a doubleheader sweep.

The Red Sox won the first game 7-5 as Vaughn’s tworun double highlighted a seven-run fifth inning.

Brewers 6, Rangers 2

Arlington, Texas

Bryce Florie held Texas hitless for 5-1/3 innings and Jeromy Burnitz went 3 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs as Milwaukee topped Texas.

Fernando Vina homered and drove in two runs and Jeff Cirillo added a two-run single for Milwaukee.

White Sox 12, Jays 6

Chicago

Albert Belle homered, doubled twice and matched his season high with five RBIs to lead Chicago past Toronto.

Orioles 4, Royals 2

Kansas City, Mo.

Rafael Palmeiro went 4 for 4 and drove in four runs with a pair of homers, and Jimmy Key got his first win since July 21 as Baltimore stopped Kansas City.

Phillips reinstated

While clearly displeased with an arbitrator’s decision reinstating Tony Phillips, Anaheim Angels general manager Bill Bavasi said the outfielder could be in the lineup Thursday night.

Phillips, 38, was arrested shortly after midnight on Aug. 10 at an Anaheim motel and later charged with felony cocaine possession. The Angels suspended him indefinitely Monday after he refused to go on the disabled list for inpatient treatment.

Phillips was reinstated by arbitrator Richard Bloch in New York on Wednesday - shortly before the Angels faced the Yankees in a twi-night doubleheader at Anaheim Stadium.

Clearing the bases

X-rays on the left wrist of Chuck Finley were negative and Anaheim’s pitching ace said he hopes to return within a week… . Reliever Todd Jones and the Detroit Tigers agreed to a $5.7 million, two-year contract extension with a team option for 2000 that could made the deal worth $9 million… . Anaheim catcher Todd Greene broke his right wrist when he was hit by a foul tip off the bat of the New York’s Rey Sanchez and he was placed on the 15-day disabled list.