After knocking a bloop double past a sliding Cam Smith with one out in the inning, Torrens was thrown out at third base during Soto's at-bat. The Mets remained scoreless, trailing the Astros 3-0 midway through the fifth inning.

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.

Lindor, Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo and Mark Vientos were a combined 4-for-42 (.095) in the series. Soto, who had the Mets’ lone hit on Saturday, reached base seven times in the three games and hit the team’s only homer.