Still clad in his uniform, Cam Smith took in the postgame fireworks show Friday night at Daikin Park that followed the figurative one he had just staged. He then returned to the Houston Astros' clubhouse and in the wake of his best game as a big leaguer offered a simple claim.

Rookie Cam Smith homered on his first two at-bats and had a career-best four RBIs to power the Houston Astros to a 6-4 win over the San Diego Padres

This is still so new for Cam Smith, who was anointed an aircraft carrier before ever stepping foot in a Houston Astros complex. For one moment of his magical Friday night, he stopped to stare at the sellout crowd he captivated.