Mets, Astros To Play Series In Houston This Weekend

Tropicana Field and Citi Field were proposed locations for this weekend’s series between the Mets and Houston Astros due to Hurricane Harvey, but the series will be played at Minute Maid Park after all.

While Friday’s game will be postponed, the Mets and Astros will play a double dip on Saturday with start times at 1:10 p.m. and 7:10 p.m. Houston announced.

Sunday’s game will start at the normally scheduled time of 1:10 p.m.

“With the cooperation of the Mayor’s Office, we are going to play baseball at Minute Maid Park this weekend,” said Astros president Reid Ryan. “Along with Mayor Sylvester Turner, we hope that these games can serve as a welcome distraction for our city that is going through a very difficult time. We hope that we can put smiles on some faces.”

The Astros will also be collecting food at the gates for the Houston Food Bank and will be donating 10,000 promotional Carlos Correa jerseys to families in the shelter.

Additionally, 5,000 tickets will be given each game to first responders, volunteers and evacuees.