HOUSTON -- It didn't take long for Juan Soto to launch his first home run in a New York Mets uniform.

The superstar right fielder, playing in his second game with his new club Friday night, blasted a solo shot in the third inning against the Houston Astros. Soto turned on a 96 mph cutter up and in from right-hander Hunter Brown to give the Mets a 3-0 lead in an eventual 3-1 win at Daikin Park. The ball traveled 390 feet to right field at 107.3 mph, bouncing off the second deck's facade.

Soto, who has been booed before each of his at-bats in this series, struck out in his previous two at-bats, going back to the Mets' season-opening loss Thursday, when he went down swinging as the game-tying run to end the game.

He exacted some revenge Friday with his first home run since signing his 15-year, $765 million contract after clubbing a career-high 41 homers in his lone season with the New York Yankees.