After waiting an extra three hours for a pushed back official start time—and waiting a bit longer for an additional rain delay—the Mets finally got their 2022 season underway after 8pm in Washington last night, and after some early offensive struggles against Patrick Corbin, eventually got untracked for a solid and convincing 5-1 victory in the season opener.
While the offense took a few innings to get untracked, unexpected Opening Day starter Tylor Megill kept the game scoreless early. Adrenaline likely pumping, Megill looked electric in the first inning while striking out two, then pitched around a bit of trouble in the second in the form of a Keibert Ruiz double, then got out of a first and third, one out jam in the third by striking out Juan Soto and inducing a ground out from Nelson Cruz.