European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 b the stars and stripes Friday june 5, 1992 Hurst saves padres from cubs sweep by the associated press Chicago a the six hitter was Nice for Bruce Hurst. And so was not walking a Batter for his second straight Start. A i done to know if it was Vintage Bruce Hurst but i threw my curve More today than i think i have Ever thrown in a game a Hurst said wednesday after the san Diego padres beat the Chicago cubs 5-1 and avoided a three game sweep. Hurst 5-4who beat Chicago for the first time in six career starts struck out seven As he pitched a Complete game for the third time in five starts. A it was great to get a Complete game a he said. A but National league then i like to go As Long As i can. I done to believe in the suggestion that if i take the team into the seventh inning in be done my Job. You done twin too Many games not pitching too Many innings. To me the game is simple just a Bunch of nine one inning  Hurst has won four of his last five starts and has a 1.93 Era in his last 42 innings Over five games. Gary Sheffield singled twice and doubled for the padres increasing his average Over the last 26 games to .346 37 for 107. Frank Castillo 3-5 gave in five runs and six hits in 6la innings struck out five and walked five. San Diego was helped by four wild pitches a passed Ball a throwing error and eight walks. In other games wednesday reds 8, cardinals 7 Cincinnati a Cincinnati tied the score with four runs in sixth inning including consecutive Home runs by Barry Larkin and Chris Sabo off Donovan Osborne a and went ahead on Glenn Braggs double in the seventh off Cris Carpenter 2-2 Scott Ruskin 2-1 pitched one perfect inning and Norm Charlton got two outs for his 12th save in 15 chances. St. Louis has lost three straight and six of seven. Phillies 4, braves 1 Atlanta a Curt Schilling pitched seven shutout innings and Darren Daulton homered in a three run first As Philadelphia slopped Atlanta a five game winning Streak. Schilling 4-3 allowed six hits struck out six and walked one As he made Only his fourth Start in 20 appearances. Mitch Williams pitched the ninth for his ninth save in 12 chances John Smoltz 5-5 gave up All Lour runs and six hits in three innings. Pirates 6, dodgers 5 Pittsburgh a Jeff King drove in three runs with a pair of singles As rebounding pirates withstood Dave Andersons two run Pinch Homer. Jerry Don Gleaton 1-0 pitched 2vi innings for his first no Victory and Sian Belinda got three outs for his seventh save allowing a run on a throwing error by Sec los Angeles Brett Butler Breaks up Pittsburgh second baseman Jose Linda a double play attempt wednesday. Ond baseman Jose Lind. Astros 5, expos 3 Houston a Rafael Ramirez capped a four run first inning with a run scoring single and Jeff Bagwell extended his hitting Streak to eight games with a 408-foot Home run to Lead Houston past Montreal. Pete Harnisch 3-5 worked five innings for his first Victory since May 1. He allowed Solo homers by Moises Alou and Archi Cianfrocco before giving Way to Joe Bover who worked three innings and Doug Jones who earned his 13th save. Craig Biggio led off the astros first with a double Bagwell walked with one out and Ken Caminiti Benny Distefano and Ramirez hit consecutive rib singles off Ken Hill 4-3 proposals Fly after giants get another Rebuff san Francisco a promises of new stadium proposals flew like hot dog wrappers across Windy candlestick Park As officials scrambled wednesday to revive plans to Lind the giants a new Home. It started after san lose voters detected the latest stadium measure on l us Day. San Francisco giant owner Hob Lurie has heard it All Betoi e and with the Jeleal of measure a which sought liter approval for construction of a new stadium m san Jose Lurie is hearing it again. Quot we Are in a position  the game is about to begin and i have an oppor Tunita to be out there with Bob i uric on the pitchers Mound Quot san Francisco mayor Frank Jordan said in a City Hall news conference w de n e cd a Jordan caught off guard when san Jose mayor Susan Hammer announced in january a pact with the giants that led to the failed proposition said Lurie promised wednesday to meet with him before talking with officials from any other City intent on wooing the giants. Good Luck said Jude Barry a spokesman for the yes on measure g Campaign which helped raise Over is million to finance the stadium Campaign. Quot right now it feels like if it did no to happen Here with All the things we did right. 1 Don t know if it can happen anywhere in the Bax area Quot Barry said. I he Fahne of measure g bungs to four the number of stadium proposals Lor the giants nixed a voters in recent years a two in san Francisco and two in Santa t Lara county to the South. In pie 1010   the team did not guarantee it would contribute to the Cost. This time around Lurie agreed to pay $30 million and for construction overruns. Measure g did not specifically address How the stadium would be paid for but officials had proposed a 5 percent to 7 percent Utility tax to help cover the estimated $265 million Cost. The tax boost would have Cost the average household $35 a year. 1 he Likely tax hike became the rallying cry for opponents who insisted they were neither anti stadium nor anti giants. In san Francisco Jordan has t Given up on the possibility of Public financing to keep the giants in the cite. The mayor has appointed businessman Walter Shorenstein to Lead a negotiating committee that will make it Clear to the giants that keeping the team in san Francisco is of a the highest highest importance to me As  while Jordan has not yet offered a specific proposal supervisor Angela Al Ioto was trumpeting her bid for a downtown stadium As soon As it became dear the san Jose measure was Defeated. Alioto said a task Force has been refining for four months a proposal that will rely on user fees rather than increased taxes to build a $140 million to $160 million stadium. Alioto said she hoped to have an initiative on the november ballot. Lurie will meet with baseball commissioner Fay Vincent and National league president Bill White then take an extended vacation before considering and proposals concerning the giants Jordan said. Quot what Bob Lurie is feeling he is frustrated angry and disillusioned Quot Jordan said. Quot i can empathize with