The only resemblance Angels pitcher Jered Weaver had to his brother, Jeff, yesterday at Yankee Stadium was his long hair and lanky body.

Jeff never looked this good pitching in The Bronx.

Jered, a 23-year-old rookie, dominated the Yankees yesterday, holding them to three hits in six innings on the way to a 5-3 Angels victory.

“It was awesome,” Weaver said. “It was like a video game. I was definitely nervous. That lineup, anyone can hurt you any time.”

Weaver tamed that lineup yesterday. The victory improved Weaver’s record to 8-0, and made him the first pitcher to win his first eight career decisions since Livan Hernandez turned the trick in 1997 with the Marlins.

Jeff Weaver played for the Yankees in 2002-03, but never looked comfortable. Jered made several trips to The Bronx when Jeff pitched there, but yesterday was the rookie’s first time on the Stadium mound.

“I hung out with those guys,” he said. “It was a pretty good time for me. It kind of helped me being around to learn what to expect if I got up here.”

Yesterday, Weaver made it clear early that he belonged. The 6-foot-7 right-hander began the game striking out the side in the first inning. He got Johnny Damon on a 93 mph fastball, Bobby Abreu on a 79 mph slider and Alex Rodriguez on a 91 mph fastball. Only Derek Jeter reached base in the inning, getting there on a walk.

Weaver struck out eight Yankees in the game, getting Damon, Rodriguez and Jorge Posada twice each. The only run he allowed came on Craig Wilson’s solo homer in the fifth inning.

The Yankees left the game impressed with their initial meeting with Weaver.

“He was good,” said Jeter, who managed one of the three hits Weaver gave up. “(He was) everything we heard. He knows how to pitch. (He) throws his breaking ball a lot in fastball counts. He has good control. It’s not like he was just out there throwing. He knows what he’s doing.”

Weaver had notched three straight no-decisions before yesterday’s victory.

“We didn’t know much about him,” Posada said. “He spots the ball real well. It seemed like he was at the top of the zone. He was just spotting in and out.”

Weaver was the Angels first-round pick in 2004, but didn’t not sign with the club until just before last year’s draft. After spending only six months in the minor leagues, Weaver was brought up in May by the Angels. He made an immediate impact, winning his first four games before returning to Triple-A in June. The Angels recalled him at the end of the month, a move that forced them to trade his brother to the Cardinals.

For the Yankees, yesterday’s loss was their second in three days to an Angels rookie. Joe Saunders was the winning pitcher for Los Angeles on Friday.

Additional reporting by Michael Morrissey