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On a sunny, warm day in Jupiter, the Miami Marlins (4–11) only needed one run to squeak by the Houston Astros (7–6) on Tuesday. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Avisail Garcia sent the first pitch of his second at-bat over the left-center field wall. He admired the ball …

Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker did not have to wait long to find out how his decision to replace starting pitcher Braxton Garrett with Dylan Bice in the top of the fifth inning would pan out. The New York Mets already owned a 3-0 lead, and it was about to …