The New York Mets entered the 2025 season with plenty of hype after signing Juan Soto to a $765 million contract in free agency. While Soto himself is off to a strong start, the Mets came out of the gates with a whimper by losing two out of three to the Houston Astros.

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.

Griffin Canning held the Astros to two earned runs on four hits, walking two and striking out four over 5 2/3 innings.

The Mets couldn’t replicate their past success on Opening Day, and it resulted in a sour start to the Juan Soto era in Queens.

Outfielder Jose Siri certainly left his mark in Texas, though. With the Mets trailing 1-0 on Saturday night, Siri walked and subsequently stole second to lead off the sixth inning. The first-year Met moved to third on shortstop Francisco Lindor’s flyout.

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.

The New York Mets were defeated by the Houston Astros on MLB's March 27 Opening Day by a score of 3-1. While Mets fans got to see Juan Soto get his first of wh

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

The New York Mets picked up their first win of the 2025 MLB season on Friday, defeating the Houston Astros by a final score of 3-1. While star shortstop Francisco Lindor went hitless in three at-bats,