Juan Soto hit his first two home runs at Citi Field as a member of the Mets on Thursday afternoon, but the Arizona ...

NEW YORK — Juan Soto hit his first two home runs at Citi Field as a member of the Mets on Thursday afternoon, but the Arizona Diamondbacks earned a 4-2 win to hand New York a rare home series loss.

NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Mendoza wasn’t worried about Juan Soto after the New York Mets’ star slugger didn’t homer in his first 15 home games at Citi Field. More importantly, neither was Soto.

Soto struck two home runs, including his first at Citi Field as a member of the Mets. But Soto’s solo shots were not enough to prevent a 4-2 loss on a day the rest of the offense struggled and ...