March 5 in Houston Astros History: The first game in the Florida Marlins' history is a 12-8 pasting of the Astros in the Cocoa, FL park that was (1993)

The first game in the Florida Marlins' history is a 12-8 pasting of the Astros in the Cocoa, FL park that was the spring home to the Astros for 21 years. Five-run outbursts in the second and fifth innings get the expansion franchise off in style. Phil Nevin belts two triples in his first game as an

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