10-year Marliniversary: McGehee's walk-off single completes comeback vs. Mets

[Mike Ferguson]

Down 3-0 in the eighth, Casey McGehee lifted the Miami Marlins to a thrilling 4-3 win over the New York Mets on this day 10 years ago. 

After a dismal 2012 season and spending 2013 in Japan, third baseman Casey McGehee experienced a bounce-back campaign as a member of the Miami Marlins in 2014. On this day 10 years ago, McGehee capped the comeback with a walk-off single in a 4-3 win over the New York Mets.

Through seven innings at Marlins Park on May 5, 2014, the Marlins could get absolutely nothing going offensively. With Mets starting pitcher Jon Niese done after seven shutout innings, allowing just five hits, Miami finally got the bats going against the New York bullpen.

Trailing 3-0 in the bottom of the eighth, the Marlins drew even with three runs in the frame. After opening the inning with back-to-back walks on great at-bats against reliever Daisuke Matsuzaka, the Marlins used a Giancarlo Stanton RBI single to break up the shutout. Following a fielding error that scored Ed Lucas, Jarrod Saltalamacchia doubled home the tying run to even things at three apiece.

With runners at second and third and nobody out, Kyle Farnsworth was able to come in and put out the fire for the Mets. Steve Cishek erased a walk to Lucas Duda by getting Travis d'Arnaud to ground into a double play in the top of the ninth to give the Marlins the chance to walk it off.

Christian Yelich started the home half of the inning with a single off Scott Rice. New York turned to González Germen. A sacrifice bunt and an intentional walk set the stage for McGehee.

With two on and nobody out, McGehee was down in the count 0-2 when he lined one back at Germen. The shot ricocheted off the Mets right-hander and into right field for the walk-off single as Yelich scored easily from second.

McGehee and Yelich each finished with a pair of hits for Miami in the win. David Wright and Curtis Granderson each did likewise for the Mets. Granderson and Daniel Murphy homered in the first inning to give the Mets an early 2-0 lead.

The walk-off win for the Marlins was the second in as many days and part of a five-game winning streak in which Miami tallied three walk-off wins. The first of two against the Mets came on this day a decade ago. 

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