HOUSTON (AP) — Juan Soto hit his first homer with the New York Mets, helping his new team beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Friday night. With two out in the third inning, Soto drove a 1-2 pitch from Hunter Brown deep to right for a solo shot that lifted New York to a 3-0 lead.

Soto, 26, who signed a record-breaking 15-year, $756 million contract in December, and Holmes, 32, played for the New York Yankees in 2024. The Mets signed them in an attempt to bolster their roster after falling to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series last year.

Hunter Brown gets the start for the Astros as they continue their opening series against the New York Mets at Daikin Park.

Mets vs. Marlins will air locally on SNY and nationally on MLB.TV, and can be streamed on fuboTV (free trial). Time: 6:40 p.m. ET

Jeremy Peña homered and Yordan Alvarez got his first hit this season, a tiebreaking double in the sixth inning that lifted the Houston Astros to a 2-1 win over the New York Mets.

On Saturday, the Houston Astros (1-0) are hosting the New York Mets (0-1), at 7:15 p.m. ET, in the second game of a three-game set.Oddsmakers project the Astros as a tight favorite (-115 to win on

Are the Mets here to stay as contenders, or was last year's magical run something that could never be duplicated?

For the second consecutive year, Houston Astros fans will be dealing with Major League Baseball's complicated national TV package just two games into the season. Friday's Astros home game against the New York Mets at Daikin Park will not air on Space City Home Network,