Mark Saccomanno, a 28 year-old ballplayer whose surname is sure to make your spellchecker scream, made his major league debut with the Astros by not only homering in his first major league at-bat, but on the very first pitch he ever saw in the majors.
Wow, as Ben Stein would say.
Saccomanno, a right-handed hitter, hit his home run to right center.
Courtesy of a 9-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight, Houston is now at 78-67 and is 4.5 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers for the NL wildcard race. Is it too late? Will Houston be this year's Colorado Rockies?
