March 28 in Houston Astros History: In the first trade of Tim Purpura's tenure as General Manager, the Astros send pitcher Tim Redding to San (2005)

In the first trade of Tim Purpura's tenure as General Manager, the Astros send pitcher Tim Redding to San Diego for catcher Humberto Quintero . On the field, Houston outslugs the Tigers, 14-11 as Roger Clemens tosses 106 pitches in his first start since pulling his hamstring.

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