Yankees power past White Sox

NEW YORK -- Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada each homered and drove in two runs Tuesday night as the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4.

The Yankees, who have clinched the AL East, moved 4 1/2 games ahead of Central winner Cleveland in the race to open the postseason at home.

Ted Lilly (5-6), making his first start since Aug. 18, allowed four runs and six hits in six innings. Mariano Rivera, in his first outing since he had a cortisone shot in his right ankle Saturday, struck out the side in the ninth for his 48th save.

ORIOLES 4, BLUE JAYS 3

BALTIMORE -- Tim Raines Jr. got his first major league hit in the ninth inning off Matthew Dewitt (0-2) and scored on Pedro Borbon's two-out, bases-loaded walk to Brady Anderson.

Cal Ripken went 0-for-4 for Baltimore, his seventh straight hitless game. Ripken, who will retire after this season, in an 0-for-29 skid.

Jose Cruz Jr. homered in a fourth straight game and had three RBIs for the Blue Jays, who fired general manager Gord Ash before the game.

TWINS 5, TIGERS 0

DETROIT -- Brad Radke (4-11) pitched a three-hitter for his second shutout of the season and improved to 4-0 against the Tigers this year. He was coming off a pair of losses in which he allowed nine runs in eight innings.

Detroit sold 11,941 tickets, the smallest attendance in Comerica Park's two-year history.

DEVIL RAYS 10, RED SOX 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Paul Wilson (8-9) allowed two runs in seven innings, twice working out of bases-loaded jams.

Tampa Bay (59-98) has won seven of nine and is trying to avoid becoming the first AL team to lose 100 games since the 1996 Detroit Tigers (53-109).

ROYALS 5, INDIANS 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Carlos Beltran hit a two-out tiebreaking RBI single off John Rocker (3-7) and Mike Sweeney followed with a three-run homer, the 99th of his career.

Roberto Hernandez (5-6) got the last five outs for the Royals.

-- From wire reports