NEW YORK — At last, Juan Soto hit his first home run at Citi Field while wearing a New York Mets uniform. Then he hit another homer two innings later.

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. The Diamondbacks won the final two games of the three-game series — the first time the Mets have lost back-to-back contests at Citi Field since

Juan Soto’s first home runs as a Met in Queens belong in the franchise history books, probably alleviated some pressure and sure were a welcome sign for the club. They did not prove especially timely,