4:20 Update: The Astros indeed will come to town to face the Rangers, starting Tuesday and running through Thursday.
Astros will make Tropicana Field in St. Pete their temporary home due to #Harvey, associated catastrophic flooding https://t.co/dzmIBUiRGQ
— Randall Judt (@randalljudt) August 28, 2017
Per Marc Topkin, tickets would be $10 (open seating) with an option to donate $5 more to the Hurricane Harvey relief fund. The game times look to be 7:10 Tuesday and Wednesday, and 1:10 on Thursday.
Scheduled to play a three-game sets in the Magnolia City, yet effected by the floods in the surrounding region, Major League Baseball has floated the idea of moving Houston’s upcoming series against the Rangers to Tropicana Field this week while the Rays are out of town.
Per Marc Topkin (Tampa Bay Times), MLB officials have inquired about the availability of Tropicana Field as a neutral-site venue for the three-game series, which is slated to start Tuesday. The Rays have said they are ready to help if needed.
It’s also possible that the two rival ball clubs could instead shift the series to Arlington, home of the Rangers. However, as Ken Rosenthal (Fox Sports) opined that option is unlikely given that it would be difficult for Rangers and Astros fans with tickets already.
A decision is expected later today, and any details — game times, ticket prices, etc — will be worked out and announced prior to the start of the series.
Should flood waters not recede in time for the upcoming series that follows against the Mets, Tropicana Field will be made available for that series as well. If both series were to be moved out of Houston, the Astros would end up on an 18-game road trip — away from their families currently dealing with the damage and flooding associated with the storm.
We will post any updates pending detailed confirmations.