10-year Marliniversary: Saltalamacchia's 10th-inning blast caps comeback as Fish top Mets

A backup catcher for most of his Major League Baseball career, Jarrod Saltalamacchia played in 123 games as a member of the Miami Marlins. One of his biggest moments with the club came on this day 10 years ago.

Saltalamacchia was the hero for Miami as the Marlins rallied from four runs down to top the New York Mets in 10 innings, 7-6. Saltalamacchia's solo home run to lead off the 10th was the difference.

The Marlins trailed 5-1 after five innings at Citi Field on April 26, 2014. Miami finally found its offense in the sixth with five runs to take the lead.

After Giancarlo Stanton's two-run homer off New York starter Jenrry Mejía cut the lead in half, Adeiny Hechavarría drew Miami even later in the inning with a two-run single. Hechavarría ended Mejía's night, but Reed Johnson followed with an RBI double to give the Marlins their first lead, 6-5.

A solo home run by Omar Quintanilla in the bottom of the inning tied the game for the Mets. After three scoreless frames, the contest went to extra innings.

Having been 0-for-3 with two strikeouts to that point in the game, Saltalamacchia stepped to the plate to face Kyle Farnsworth to lead off the inning. Batting from the left side, the switch-hitting Miami catcher took the sixth pitch from Farnsworth—a 2-2 belt-high fastball—over the wall in left-center field for the go-ahead blast.

The Mets were able to put the tying run on base in the bottom of the inning, but Steve Cishek was able to collect the save. Hechavarría's jumping catch on a soft liner to shortstop from Bobby Abreu ended the contest. 

Abreu started strong with a two-run homer in the first to give the Mets an early 3-0 lead. Lucas Duda also drove in a pair of runs for New York in the loss.

Casey McGehee finished 3-for-5 with two runs scored for Miami. Mike Dunn struck out four in two scoreless innings of relief to pick up the win.

Over 12 years in Major League Baseball, Saltalamacchia finished his career with 110 home runs. Two of those came in extra innings, but the only game-winner in extras came as a member of the Marlins on this day 10 years ago.