Mets rookie starting pitcher Jacob deGrom was hit with a tough-luck loss in his first career start Thursday night against the Yankees.

Pitching in place of Dillon Gee, deGrom tossed six scoreless frames before permitting a run-scoring double to Alfonso Soriano in the seventh, which proved to be the difference. He limited the Yankees to one run on four hits and two walks while striking out six in seven innings of a 1-0 defeat. 57 of his 91 pitches were called for strikes.

DeGrom became the first debuting starting pitcher in franchise history to be charged with a loss in a game he logged at least seven innings and limited the opponent to one run, per ESPN. He will make his next start Wednesday at home against the Dodgers.