European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 b the stars and stripes monday May 4, 1992rookie Sparks cards 3-0 Victory Quot is a a  map braves third baseman Terry Pendleton puts the tag on Metsy Eddie Murray after Murray was picked off second and broke for third. By the associated press san Diego a Rookie Donovan Osborne takes a simple approach to his Job on the Mound. A fall i do is pitch it a Osborne said. �?o1 try to throw strikes and let them hit it. If they done to hit it i strike them out. I just throw it Down the plate and say a hit it As far As you  a for most of the game on saturday night the san Diego padres  hit it. Osborne pitched four hit Ball Over 8la innings and the St. Louis cardinals solved Bruce Hurst in a 3-0 Victory Over the san Diego padres. Osborne who struck out three and walked none improved to 3-0 in five starts while he helping the cardinals snap a nine game losing Streak against the padres dating Back to last year. In 29vi innings this season Osborne has allowed Only four earned runs. The 22-year-old left hander was two outs away from his first major league shutout when Pinch hitter Tim Teufel singled. Lee Smith then relieved and finished the combined four hitter for his eighth save in nine opportunities. San Diego did not Advance a runner past first base against Osborne and Smith. A a he la Challenge hitters a manager Joe Torre said of Smith. A a he a not afraid of anyone and hell throw anything at anytime. He does no to just rely on the fastball. He probably has As Good a change up at his age that in be  Torre Wasny to thinking about Osborne a shutout that much. A if there had been two outs i would have let him face another Batter but i did no to want Lee to face the tying Man at the plate right away a Torre said. A Donovan will be get another Chance for the Complete  in four starts against St. Louis last season Hurst was 3-0 with a 1.08 Era. The padres won the season series from St. Louis 9-3 last year. But the cardinals had seven singles in the first three innings off Hurst 1-3 to take a 3-0 Lead. Brian Jordan singled stole second and scored in the first on Rex Hudler a single. Jordan also drove in a run with a single in the third and another run scored in the inning on third baseman Gary Sheffield a error. Hurst then settled Down allowing three runs on seven hits in six innings. He was coming off his poorest Outing of the year on monday when Philadelphia scored seven runs on nine hits in 3% innings. Los Angeles api a four straight losses four games scrubbed. It was the worst of weeks for the los Angeles dodgers As their on Field misfortunes became off Field misfortunes during a week of upheaval in this City. Starting with a loss last sunday at san Francisco the week went straight downhill from there. Back Home they lost to the cardinals 5-4 and 2-1. As protests began flaring following the acquittals wednesday of four White policemen accused of beating Rodney King the dodgers were committing a season High four errors while losing to the Phillies 7-3. When the game was Over thoughts of baseball had been replaced by fears of violence As parts of the City went up in flames and the death toll started to Rise. The Phillies team bus was escorted Back to its downtown hotel by Security cards As mobs vandalized buildings just locks away. Several team members took their bats with them for Protection. Prior to this week the worst Urban in in other no games saturday braves 3, mets 0 Atlanta a Tom Glavine threw his second consecutive shutout and major league leading third of the season As Atlanta beat new York. Glavine 4-1 gave up nine hits struck out four and walked two in his eighth career shutout and allowed just two runners past second. He beat the Chicago cubs 5-0 in his last Start and beat the Houston astros 2-0 in his season opener both two hitters. It was the braves fourth shutout in five games. The exception was Friday night s 8-7 loss to the mets. Dwight Gooden 2-2 lost to the braves for the first time in six decisions since july 21, 1987, and dropped to 7-3 lifetime against Atlanta. He allowed three runs and nine hits in seven innings. Rest los Angeles had experienced was during the Watts riots in 1965. During those six Days the dodgers played at Home almost every Day and no games were postponed. But Watts is Miles to the South of dodger stadium. This time arson and destruction were occurring within two Miles of Chavez Ravine. A the idea of playing a baseball game within Miles of looting burning shooting and killing is just politically and morally incorrect a dodger Pitcher Bob Ojeda said. The violence Only got worse and a City wide dusk to Dawn curfew was imposed so thursdays night game was postponed and the Phillies went up to san Francesco. Friday was supposed to be the opener of a three game series with the Montreal but the expos were nervous about coming into the City. Their fears and the continuation of the curfew forced that game to be scrapped As Well. All Day Friday the dodger Organiza cubs 10, reds 3 Cincinnati a Andre Dawson ended the Chicago a scoreless Streak at 36 innings with a three run Homer and hit a two run a single As Chicago emerged from a week Long slump. The cubs quickly ended the second longest scoring drought in team history when Shawon Dunston and Sammy Sosa opened the game with singles off Chris Hammond 2-2 and Dawson hit his fourth Homer. Mike Morgan 1-2 got his first win despite allowing three runs and nine hits and four walks in 5%  6, astros 0 Houston a Rookie Denny Neagle pitched six shutout innings and Barry ones drove in four runs including a three run Homer As Pittsburgh beat Houston. Tion worked to find a location for the weekend games with the expos. Anaheim stadium where the Angels play was booked for a Pool and spa show. Also considered were Albuquerque Home of the dodgers class aaa club and san Diego where the plan was to play twin ills with the padres and cardinals. Instead the dodgers get a five Day break before travelling to Philadelphia to Start an eight game Road trip. For dodger outfielder Darryl Strawberry the unrest struck close to Home. His older brother Michael is a los Angeles policeman who was shot while on duty. He sustained minor injuries when his patrol car was fired upon in the South Central Section of the City scene of the worst violence. A distraught Darryl Strawberry called his teammate and close Friend Eric Davis to share the sad news. A Darryl was saying a Why my bother Davis said. A fall of a sudden everything was very hard for me to  the astros have lost six of their last seven games including four shutouts. Of the pirates 16 wins six have been shutouts. Neagle 1-0 held Houston witless for four innings before giving up two hits in his six innings. Dennis lamp pitched two innings and Roger Mason got the last three outs to finish the combined  2, Phillies 1 san Francisco Bill Swift became the National leagues first five game Winner allowing four hits in six innings As san Francisco beat Philadelphia. Kevin Bass drove in both runs As the giants won for the fourth time in five games. Philadelphia which had a game postponed in los Angeles was playing for the first time since wednesday night and is 2-2 on its West coast  makes return in Mexico Guadalajara Mexico apr Fernando Valenzuela will resume his efforts to get Back to the major leagues this week with his first Start in eight months a and his first in Mexico in 12 years. A a that a the reason in a Here. In a trying to come Back to the majors a he said saturday of his return to his Homeland. A a in la just try to do my Job Here and then Well wait and see what  Valenzuela 32, was a Star for a decade with the los Angeles dodgers. But he was let go by los Angeles before last season signed with the California Angels and split time Between the majors and minors. N it was a lost week for dodgers