10-year Marliniversary: Fish complete comeback in St. Louis with 2 runs in 9th

[Mike Ferguson]

Ten years ago, it was Casey McGehee and Jeff Baker who had the big hits for the Marlins. 

During an up-and-down 2014 season, July would end up being the best month of the year for the Miami Marlins. On this day 10 years ago, the Marlins picked up one of their most memorable wins of the month.

Trailing by four runs early, the Marlins scored the game's final five runs. That included two in the ninth to stun the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-5.

The Cardinals used three different pitchers in the top of the ninth on July 5, 2014. Fortunately for the Marlins, the final two were unable to get the big out.

Randy Choate, a left-handed specialist and former Marlin, was able to get Christian Yelich to line out to open the inning, but Donovan Solano followed with a single off right-hander Trevor Rosenthal. Rosenthal was able to fan Giancarlo Stanton swinging, but Casey McGehee managed to tie things up by working a remarkable 11-pitch at-bat.

With Solano getting a head start from first on a full count, McGehee laced one in the right-center field gap. Although it went as a single, Solano was able to score from first before McGehee advanced to second on the throw home. With the score tied 5-5, St. Louis turned to lefty Sam Freeman. 

The Marlins countered by inserting Jeff Baker to pinch hit. It turned out to be the right call as Baker lined the go-ahead RBI single to left to give the Marlins their first lead since the top of the first. Steve Cishek faced the minimum in the ninth to pick up the save, getting Yadier Molina to ground into the game-ending double play.

It was McGehee who got the scoring started in the first with an RBI single, but Molina answered with one of his own in the bottom of the inning. Allen Craig and Jhonny Peralta each homered for the Cardinals during a four-run fourth inning. The Marlins closed to within a run in the sixth on a Yelich three-run home run.

McGehee and Solano each had three hits for the Marlins. Yelich and catcher Jeff Mathis each added two hits. Yelich scored twice in the victory. Molina and Craig had two hits apiece for the Cardinals.

With the game-tying RBI and the go-ahead run, McGehee's afternoon would serve as one of atonement. The day prior, he grounded into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded in a 3-2 loss to the Cardinals. McGehee went from goat to hero on this day one decade ago. 

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