Sports headlines for Wednesday October 8, 1980:

• Astros' 4-Run 10th Beats Phillies, 7-4
• Gura Handles The Yanks, 7-2
• Dodgers Sign Lasorda To The Usual 1-Year Contract
• Winfield Calls Padre Years A "Disappointment"
• Troubled NHL Begins Season; Overtime Rule Killed By Players Assn.

• Indians signed Bernardo Brito as a free agent
• Dodgers released Manny Mota
• Pirates activated Willie Stargell and Jim Rooker
• Pirates released Bernie Carbo
• Blue Jays activated Otto Velez and Rick Bosetti

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Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (1-1) 7 8 1 8 Philadelphia Phillies (1-1) 4 14 2 14 Win: Frank LaCorte (1-0)   Loss: Ron Reed (0-1)   Save: Joaquin Andujar (1) T: 3:34   Att: 65,476 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (0-1) 2 10 1 9 Kansas City Royals (1-0) 7 10 0 7 Win: Larry Gura (1-0)   Loss: Ron Guidry (0-1) T: 3:00   Att: 42,598 at Royals Stadium Boxscore