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.

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.

All eyes will be on the outfield Thursday afternoon at Daikin Park -- formerly Minute Maid Park -- when the Mets face the Astros on Opening Day. Mets star outfielder Juan Soto will make his debut for

And with a chance to tie the game in the top of the ninth, Soto struck out with two runners on to spoil his Mets debut. The Mets paid him $765 million over 15 years to deliver in those situations, and the guy who traded Yankees pinstripes for Mets pinstripes will have another 161 opportunities.

Mendoza being aware of these bats before they went mainstream is not surprising. Former MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt is the creator of the new bats. Leanhardt was a hitting analyst with the Yankees before he joined the Miami Marlins this offseason.

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

He walked, stole second, advanced to third on a flyout to not-that-deep centerfield and scored on a routine groundout to the pitcher. The Astros’ Spencer Arrighetti fielded the ball and looked him back to third base, but as soon as he turned his back — and lazily threw the ball to first — Siri took off for the plate.

Former World Series champion Dontrelle Willis believes the Astros must do whatever it takes to keep Framber Valdez.