The best images as Joleon Lescott and Pablo Zabaleta try their hand at baseball ahead of a Houston Astros match...

Ahead of Houston Astros’ Major League clash with Oakland Athletics at Minute Maid Park, the former City duo took on the first pitch of the afternoon.

Lescott and Zabaleta, who each picked up two Premier League winners’ medals during their time at the Etihad Stadium, also met some Astros players as well as speaking to the press about the occasion.

They were also joined by City mascots Moonchester and Moonbeam as well as Houston’s equivalent, Orbit, before the action got under way.

Check out the gallery below for the best images from the day...

Man City app - US Tour coverage 

City face Club America in Houston and Bayern Munich in Green Bay this week. 

Both matches are live on CITY+ (restrictions apply, see below for more information).

Our game with Mexican giants Club America will take place on Thursday 21 July at the NRG Stadium in Houston. That one gets under way at 19:30 (CDT)/01:30 (UK) time.

And our clash with Bayern Munich on Saturday 23 July will be played at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. That one kicks off at 18:00 (CDT)/midnight (UK).

You’ll also be able follow the games via our Matchday Centre and Matchday Live studio show on the day of each game, with special guests Joleon Lescott and Pablo Zabaleta joining presenter Natalie Pike.

In addition to live coverage of the games, CITY+ subscribers will get full-match replays and Pitcam highlights.

We will also bring you live coverage of our two open training sessions via the Man City App and mancity.com.

CITY+ coverage in your region:

City v Club America is available to CITY+ subscribers everywhere, except the US and Mexico.

Bayern Munich v City is available to CITY+ subscribers in the UK, India and China.