HOUSTON -- As soon as the skies cleared and the roads became passable, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner let the Astros know it was time to play ball -- in Houston.
With those words, the Astros quickly fell into line to make that happen. They hosted the first doubleheader in Minute Maid Park history on Saturday, a week after Hurricane Harvey stormed through the Texas coast and wreaked historical havoc on everything in its path.
"The Astros asked me whether or not we should play this weekend," Turner said. "I told them, 'We are not going to engage in a pity party.