Carlos Rodon is off the schneid.

After three brutal starts to begin his Yankees career, going 0-3 with a 7.36 ERA and one sarcastic kiss, the $162 million left-hander set out on Wednesday to, in his words, “not suck or suck less.”

Rodon accomplished his goal and channeled his emotions into screams when he successfully navigated through traffic, finally giving the Yankees the kind of start he needed on the way to a 3-1 win over the Mets in The Bronx.

In his first start since being booed by Yankees fans in Anaheim last week, Rodon walked off the mound after 5 ⅔ innings of one-run ball to an ovation from the sellout crowd of 46,761.

It was not the easiest of nights, as Rodon only had one clean inning, but he powered through while stranding seven runners.

Rodon out-pitched another left-hander whose season was delayed by injury, the Mets’ Jose Quintana, to secure a split of the Subway Series in this two-game set and the overall four-game season series.

The Yankees (54-48), playing what they hope was their last game before Aaron Judge is activated off the injured list on Friday in Baltimore, manufactured just enough offense to make sure Rodon’s improved outing was not all for naught against the Mets (47-54).

Harrison Bader led the way, going 3-for-4 (accounting for half of the Yankees’ hits) and scoring two runs.