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How They Got There: Mets 2022 season recap

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April 7: Megill wins on Opening Day

Injuries to Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer forced Tylor Megill to the mound in Washington, where he dazzled in a victory

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April 8: Scherzer makes his Mets debut

The Mets' $130 million headliner delivered quality start in Game 2 of the season, showing why the Mets wanted him

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April 29: Mets throw combined no-hitter

Megill, Drew Smith, Joely Rodríguez, Seth Lugo and Edwin Díaz combined on the second no-no in franchise history

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May 2: Mets DFA Robinson Canó

In a sign of changing times in Flushing, the Mets designated Canó for assignment amidst a season-long slump

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May 5: A comeback for the ages

Trailing by 6 runs entering the top of the 9th in Philadelphia, the Mets scored 7 times to steal an 8-7 victory

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June 6: Escobar hits for the cycle

One of the Mets' key offseason additions, Eduardo Escobar went 4-for-5 to complete the 11th cycle in Mets history

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July 27: Mets walk off their rivals

Starling Marte's single in the 9th keyed a walk-off victory and a 2-game series sweep of the Yankees

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Aug. 2: deGrom returns

After nearly 13 months on the sidelines due to shoulder and elbow woes, deGrom returned to throw 5 innings in D.C.

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Aug. 6: Lindor keys twin-bill sweep

Francisco Lindor (3 RBIs) keyed a doubleheader sweep of the Braves, as the Mets took 4 of 5 in the series

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Sept. 19: Mets clinch a berth

Behind Scherzer's 6 perfect innings in Milwaukee, the Mets clinched their 1st postseason appearance since 2016

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Sept. 25: Alonso sets franchise RBI record

Alonso drove home his 125th run of the year to pass David Wright and Mike Piazza for the most in Mets history

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Sept. 30: Series of epic proportions

Though Jacob deGrom did strike out 10, it was on this night that the NL East title began to slip out of the Mets' grasp, and the Braves would ultimately overtake them

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Oct. 9: Mets' season ends

After a 101-win season that featured so much promise, the Mets were held to just one hit in a 6-0 loss during Game 3 of the Wild Card Series