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.

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

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.

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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 Pete Alonso’s fifth-inning grand slam propelled New York to a 6-1 lead, which it never looked back from. The Mets hit four total home runs, eventually beating the Marlins 10-4 Monday night.