April 03, 1980 (vol. 90, iss. 145) • Page Image 11
… r Astros soar t BY MARTHA CRALL The 1980 National League West race will probably be a two-part affair: the battle for first and the battle for last. The Houston Astros, Cincinnat? Reds d Los Angeles Dodgers will be Wading the pack, while the Atlanta Braves, San Diego ,/Padres and San Francisco Giants tussle for the cellar spot. The Astros, who finished in second place last year, one and a half games behind the Reds with an~ 89-73 slate, se...…