The core four each picked up championship bling No. 5, then led the New York Yankees to a win in their home opener Tuesday, 7-5 over the Los Angeles Angels in front of a record-crowd that included owner George Steinbrenner.

The Angels' Hideki Matsui might have gotten the loudest ovation of the ceremony that celebrated the Yankees' 27th title, with fans welcoming back the World Series MVP. 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 (0-2) and Alex Rodriguez drove in two runs.

In Seattle, Milton Bradley hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to power Seattle to the victory.

Doug Fister (1-1) threw eight crisp innings for the Mariners, allowing three hits and walking one. It was the longest outing in the majors for the 26-year-old right-hander, who began last season as a Double-A reliever.

Jose Lopez started the decisive rally with his third hit. Then Brad Ziegler (0-2) walked Mike Sweeney. After showing bunt on the first pitch, Bradley golfed a low pitch five rows into the right-field bleachers.

David Aardsma finished the three-hitter for his third save in three chances, pushing the Mariners to 3-6. Bradley had two hits after beginning the day in a 1-for-22 rut.

Brett Anderson struck out six in six innings for Oakland, allowing six hits and walking two.

In Toronto, Ricky Romero became the latest Toronto pitcher to take a no-hit try into the late innings, losing his bid in the eighth when former teammate Alex Rios homered.

Romero (1-0) 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.

A pitching staff that lost ace Roy Halladay in the offseason again came close to a no-hit gem. Shaun Marcum held Texas hitless for 6 1-3 innings on opening day before Vladimir Guerrero singled.

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 Center.

Gavin Floyd (0-2) allowed four runs and nine hits in six innings for Chicago.

In Baltimore, Carlos Pena hit a three-run homer off Matt Albers in the 10th inning, and the Tampa Bay extended Baltimore's 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.

Ben Zobrist led off the 10th with a walk off Albers (0-1) and took second on a wild pitch. After Evan Longoria walked, Pena hit a 2-2 pitch into the right-field seats.

Lance Cormier (1-0) worked the ninth, and Rafael Soriano gave up Ty Wigginton's second homer of the game but got three outs for his second save.

Luke Scott also homered for the Orioles, connecting with a man on in the eighth after Tampa Bay took a 5-3 lead in the top of the inning.

In 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, beating the Kansas City Royals.

Jose Guillen hit his fourth home run in three games as the Royals took a 5-0 lead against Dontrelle Willis and the Detroit bullpen. But just like Sunday, when the Tigers fell behind 5-0 to Cleveland, they recovered to win.

The Tigers hadn't gotten a runner past first in the first six innings against Kansas City, then rallied against four pitchers. Dusty Hughes (0-1) didn't retire either batter he faced.

Reliever Joel Zumaya (2-0) won and Jose Valverde pitched a perfect ninth for his second save.