European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 38 the stars and stripes sports tuesday june 21,1994 a fire Bruce Hurst 7.11 Era at Texas Hurst Calls it a career Arlington Texas a Bruce Hurst struggling in his comeback attempt with the Texas rangers retired sunday. Hurst 36, was 2-1 with a 7.11 Era in eight starts with the rangers this season. His final appearance was saturday night when he had no decision Gamst Oakland allowing six hits and four runs in three innings with a walk and two strikeouts. A Bruce was not satisfied with the Progress he was making. He Felt at this stage of his comeback he should have been performing better and feeling stronger a general manager Tom Grieve said in a statement. A the did no to feel he could help the team. In fact he Felt he was hurting  Hurst was 145-113 with a 3.92 Era in 15 seasons. He pitched 379 games in stints with Boston san Diego Colorado and Texas. Hurst had surgery on his left shoulder in october 1992 to repair Small tears in the cartilage and rotator cuff. He spent most of 1993 in rehabilitation. The rangers signed Hurst to a minor league contract in december 1993. He was in the rangers starting rotation during Spring training but experienced shoulder stiffness in late March and continued in the extended Spring training program. He became a regular member of the rangers rotation May 10. Fans v Fie by the associated press the Cleveland indians keep winning the Boston red sox keep losing and the Detroit tigers keep hitting Home runs. Cleveland won its ninth straight Overall and team re Cord Isle in a Row at Jacobs Field sunday beating the red sox 6-5. The indians have the Best Home winning Streak in baseball since Boston set a major league record with 24 straight at Fenway Park in 1988, the red sox lost their 11th straight their worst Streak since 1932. Boston is two games under .500 exactly one month after being 13 games Over. One other Streak stayed in the news sunday the Detroit tigers tied a major league record by Homer ing in their 25 the straight game a 3-1 Victory Over the Toronto Blue jays Mickey Tettleton hit it an upper deck shot leading off the second to tie the record set by the 1941 new York Yankees. Detroit leads the majors with 102 Home runs. Cleveland trailed for most of the game before pulling ahead to stay in the seventh against Greg Harris 2-4 on an rib double Tettleton by Kenny Lofton and Omar Viz quell a second rib single of the game. A several times on this Home land we be come from behind to win. That a the sign of a Good team a said Jack Morris who got his 250th career Victory and his fifth win in eighth starts since he shaved his Mustache to change his Luck. Cleveland improved its Al Central leading record to 40-25, Best in the american league. _ a to win 18 in a Row any place is very significant. That a a hell of a run a Morris said. A fall of us arc aware of that. Nobody wants to do bad right now. That a what happens when you  Morris allowed 11 hits in seven innings american league striking out six and walking one. Derek Lilliquist pitched a innings of hit less Relief and Rookie Paul Shuey finished for his fifth save. Tigers 3, Blue jays 1 at Detroit Greg Gohr 2-0 got the Victory pitching into the eighth inning in the second Start of his career. He allowed six hits in 746 innings walked two and struck out a career High seven. A a that a the first time All season in be thought our Pitcher had the game in total control a Tiger manager Sparky Anderson said. A i Only took him out because he was Over 100 pitches and i did no to want him to  the tigers scored single runs in the first three innings against Juan Guzman 6-7.junior Felix extended his hitting Streak to 17 games and Tettleton homered for the fourth time in his last five games. Royals 12, mariners 9 at Kansas City Greg Gagne hit an in Side the Park Home run off Center fielder Quinn Macks Glove in a seven run seventh inning As the Kansas City royals rallied to win. Mack was playing Center Field because Ken Griffey a Gold Glover was used As the designated hitter throwing error on left fielder Eric Anthony earlier in the inning also Hurt the mariners. With the bases loaded Gary Gaetti hit a Ball Between third and Short to drive in two runs. Brian Mcrae scored from first when Anthonys throw rolled into the royals dugout. Hipolito Pichardo 2-2 got the Victory in Relief pitching 2vs innings. Bill Risley 5-4the fifth Seattle Pitcher took the loss. Angels 7, White sox 1 at Chicago Scott Sanderson 5-2 had a no hitter through 636 innings and fished with a three hitter. Ron Karkovice had a three run Homer and four Bis and Frank Thomas drove in a run with a triple his first since 1992. California Catcher Jorge Fabregas lost his two front Teeth in a collision with Darrin Jackson at Home plate. Chuck Finley 5-6 took the loss giving up 11 hits and seven runs a six earned a in 416 innings. Brewers 10, Yankees 7 at new York Greg Vaughn homered twice Matt Mieske hit a two run Homer and Kevin Seitzer drove in three runs in a 3v2-hour game played in 96-degree weather. Ricky Bones 7-4 pitched the first six innings allowing four runs on eight hits. New York starter Terry Mulholland 5-7 Cave up eight hit s and walked four in 346 innings. Twins 10, orioles 7 at Baltimore Pat Meares hit his first two career Home runs after going 498 at bats without one. A i was shocked a twins manager Tom Kelly admitted. A everybody was. Weren to you a Pat Mahomes 7-21 got the Victory scattering 12 hits walking one and striking out three in six plus innings. Baltimore starter Mike Oquist 2-2 lasted Only 23 innings his shortest Outing in four major league starts. Athletics 5, rangers 0 at Arlington Texas Steve Ontiveros pitched six shutout innings before leaving with an injury and Ruben Sierra homered As the athletics completed a four game sweep Ontiveros 3-2. Allowed three hits through six innings before he experienced tightness in his right Groin Ana was forced to leave Billy Taylor and Dave Leiper finished the Fiir hit shutout for the a a who have won a season High six straight. The rangers who were the Only team in baseball not to be shut out have lost six straight. Kenny Rogers 8-4 walked four in a 40-pitch first  feast again on braves pitching a by the associated press once again the Cincinnati reds made baseball s Best staff look like a Bunch of batting practice pitchers. The reds hit a team record four homers during a seven run first inning and went on to rout the braves for the second straight game 12-4 sunday. The braves with the lowest Era and Best record in the majors were beaten 16-0 saturday night. The reds got 20 hits in that game and sent Atlanta to its most lopsided loss in 16 years. Hal Morris Kevin Mitchell Jeff Branson and Eddie Taubensee All homered in the first inning sunday off John Smoltz As the reds again got 20 hits in Atlanta. A i  go out and duplicate that in by a Smoltz said. A what were they hitting everything a fastballs Down fastballs up fastballs Down the Middle a a Smoltz 5-7 was tagged for 20 total bases in the first inning the most allowed by an no Pitcher since 1900. He became the 14th major leaguer to give up four Home runs in an inning. Deion Sanders added two hits in the first inning and Taubensee hit another Home run in the ninth. Cincinnati got 33 runs and 50 hits in the three game series. Atlanta won the opener 6-5. Jose Rijo 6-4 was the Winner. Fred Meg Riff hit his 19th Homer in the first inning the five Home runs in the first inning tied a major league record last done by Oakland and Minnesota in 1983. In other games sunday cubs 10, giants 6 Shawon Dunston homered on the first pitch of the National league game and added a Solo shot in the fifth inning As Chicago won at candlestick Park. Kevin Foster 1-1traded from Philadelphia to the cubs for Shawn Boskie earlier this season won his first major league game. He gave up five runs and six hits in 516 innings. Dunston and Derrick May each had three of the cubs 14 hits. Todd Benzinger homered for san Francisco. Salomon Torres 2-6 allowed eight runs four of them  7, Rockies 3 Mike Piazza hit a grand slam and tied a career High with five re Jas leading los Angeles past visiting Colorado. Piazza singled Home the games first run in the sixth inning off Kevin Ritz 1-4. In the seventh he connected against Kent Bottenfield for his second career slam and 15th Homer of the season. Pedro Astacio 5-5 gave up just two hits and an unearned run until tiring in the  5, astros 1 Tony Gwynn hit a disputed three run Homer and Scott Sanders struck out a career High 11 As san Diego Defeated visiting Houston. Gwen no a eighth Homer put the padres ahead 4-1 in the fifth inning. Astros manager Terry Collins argued in vain that the Ball bounced off the top of the Center Field Fence and chromed Back into play. Sanders 3-4 allowed one unearned run and four hits in 74j innings. Trevor Hoffman fanned the last two batters for his 12th save giving san Diego pitchers 14 strikeouts. Brian Williams 4-3 was the victim of five unearned  3, cardinals 2 Zane Smith pitched seven Strong innings in 101-de-Grce heat at Busch stadium As Pittsburgh beat St. Louis. Orlando Merced and Jeff King homered leading off the seventh against Vicente Palacios 1-5giving the pirates a 3-1 Lead. Smith 7-6 gave up one run and eight  6, marlins 1 at Miami Dwight Gooden allowed three hits Over eight innings for his first Victory since april 16. Gooden 3-3sidelined for nearly two months with ligament damage to his big right toe returned on june 9 but lost his previous two outings. New York scored two runs in the first inning off Charlie Hough 5-5 Phillies 13, expos 0 at Montreal Pitcher Bobby Munoz had three hits and his first two major league Bis and Darren Daulton homered As the Phillies completed a three game sweep. Daulton hit his 14ih Homer added an rib double and scored three times As the Phillies roughed up Jeff Fassero 5-5who came within one out of a no hitter in his last Outing. Rookie Tony Longmire hit a three run double and Billy Hatcher went 3-for-4 for Philadelphia. Munoz 32 gave up eight hits in eight innings