Major League Baseball announced that the Houston Astros' home series versus their in-state and division rivals the Texas Rangers will be relocated to Tropicana Field in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
The Astros will be considered the home team in the series and will bat last. The two game series will start with a night game, first pitch at 7:10 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Aug. 29, followed by an afternoon game on Wednesday, Aug. 30, first pitch at 1:10 p.m.
The Houston Astros also announced the move on their Twitter page.
The Astros will play this week’s scheduled three-game series vs. the Texas Rangers at Tropicana Field in St Petersburg, Florida.
— Houston Astros (@astros) August 28, 2017
Sources are reporting to The Associated Press that the Astros' scheduled weekend series versus the New York Mets will also be played at Tropicana Field, but MLB announced that no official determination on that series has been made.
In addition, MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association announced that they will jointly donate $1 million to various relief efforts for the damage throughout Texas created by Harvey.