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.

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.

The Padres took an early one-run lead in the second inning before Cam Smith answered in the bottom half with a three-run shot to left center field. The 22-year-old rookie wasn’t done.