Gary Carter Night In Lucy

Erik Goeddel tossed six strong innings and struck out six, Rafael Fernandez went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs, and the Mets cruised to a 7-2 win over the Lakeland Flying Tigers on Thursday at Digital Domain Park.

Cory Vaughn homered and scored two runs and Aderlin Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with two runs scored.

Goeddel allowed two runs and four hits over six innings with two walks and six strikeouts.

Hamilton Bennett tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings and walked two with one strikeout.
Jeff Walters pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings and gave up two hits.

Vaughn hit a solo home run to left in the first inning to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. The Mets pulled away with a four-run fourth inning. Richard Lucas had  a sacrifice fly RBI to score Vaughn to give the Mets a 2-0 advantage.

Fernandez drilled a three-run home run to right to extend the lead to 5-0.
Shawn Teufel allowed seven runs and nine hits in five innings. His father, Tim, currently is the third base coach for the New York Mets.

The Mets earned a victory on Gary Carter Tribute Night, as pregame ceremonies were held in memory of Carter. Carter's wife, Sandy, threw out the ceremonial first pitch and she was accompanied by family. Carter’s former teammate, Howard Johnson, escorted the Carter family to the field.