HOUSTON, TX-- The Astros will host the Tampa Bay Rays in Games 1 and 2 of the American League Division Series here at Minute Maid Park this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4-5.Friday’s Game 1 will begin at 1:05 p.m. CT with Cy Young candidate RHP Justin Verlander taking the mound against RHP Tyler Glasnow. Saturday’s Game 2 will begin at 8:07 p.m. CT with another Cy Young candidate RHP Gerrit Cole facing off against LHP Blake Snell. The Astros finished the regular season with the best record in MLB with a franchise-record 107 wins, and in the process became just the sixth team in history to reach 100 wins in three consecutive seasons. This season is also the fourth time in five years that the Astros will play in the postseason.
ASTROS POSTSEASON STREET FESTS, GATE TIMES AND ROOF STATUS
Astros fans of all ages are invited to a Postseason Street Fest prior to each Astros Postseason home game! The Postseason Street Fest takes place onFriday from 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and on Saturdayfrom4:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.on Crawford Street. Fans can enjoy live music by The Emotions (Friday)and KAOS Band (Saturday), photo opportunities, face painters, caricaturists, food trucks, inflatables, bar games, photo booths, poster-making stations and much more before the Astros take on the Rays. Fans can access the Astros Postseason Street Fest via the Atrium, Left Field Gate and Center Field Gate. A valid game ticket is required for entry.
Please note that all gates to Minute Maid Park will open at 10:00 a.m. on Friday and 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
The roof of Minute Maid Park will be closed for both Games 1 and 2 of the ALDS.
TRAVELING TO THE BALLPARK
The Astros encourage fans to give themselves extra time to travel to the ballpark as there will be several road and lane closures surrounding Minute Maid Park (specifically Crawford St. and parts of Texas Ave), which will remain in effect starting today, Thursday, Oct. 3 through the end of the Astros postseason run. Astros fans and media should heed all directional signage indicating altered routes around downtown and surrounding the ballpark. Additionally, parking around Minute Maid Park will be limited. Directional signage around the ballpark will also advise fans of postseason entrances, which may vary slightly from the regular season.
ASTROS ON THE RADIO
Fans can catch all the Astros postseason games on the radio on the Astros flagship radio station 790 KBME AM.
ORANGE OUT HOUSTON
The Astros are asking local businesses, schools, community leaders, organizations and Astros fans to Orange Out Houston by wearing orange clothing and accessories, rocking their Astros apparel, decking out their buildings in orange and creatively displaying their Astros pride throughout the Astros’ postseason run. Astros fans are encouraged to post photos of what they are doing to Orange Out Houston with the hashtag #TakeItBack.