Bassitt, Alonso propel Mets to 3-0 start

It was a day of firsts. The first time Chris Bassitt donned the orange and blue of the New York Mets. The first—though almost certainly not the last—Pete Alonso grand slam. The first game of 2022 that did not have a rain or electric bill related delay to it. However, it did not contain the first loss of the season for the Mets.

Chris Bassitt had some Mad Max-sized shoes to fill, following up Max Scherzer’s debut with one of his own. And all he did was dominate the Nationals.

The first four innings saw Bassitt and rookie Joan Adon go pretty much toe to toe. The Mets threatened in each inning, but Adon did a good job of keeping them off the board. Bassitt surrendered just two hits and a walk in…