The Astros have announced that they will return to Houston on Saturday with a doubleheader against the New York Mets.

The series between the Astros and Mets had been scheduled to begin Friday, but they will play twice on Saturday and finish the series on Sunday as scheduled.

"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," Astros president Reid Ryan said.

A.J. Hinch said that being able to tell his players they would return home soon was "some of the best news I could deliver."

The Astros had to relocate their series against the Texas Rangers this week to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, because of catastrophic flooding in the area from Hurricane Harvey.