HOUSTON -- Corbin Martin may never be able to give his mother a better Mother¡¯s Day present than watching him make his big league debut. Martin¡¯s mother, Barbara Bennett, and his 87-year-old grandmother, Barbara Gay, were on hand to see Martin earn his first career win in the Astros' 15-5 victory over the Rangers on Sunday -- Mother¡¯s Day.

Martin gave up just two runs on three hits, walking one and striking out nine batters over 5 1/3 innings.

¡°He said ¡®I was trying to figure out what to get you for Mother¡¯s Day but I¡¯ve got it figured out,¡¯¡± Martin's mother said. ¡°How perfect for me, in a selfish way? He¡¯s put in a lot of hard work and this has been his dream since he was a little baby. It¡¯s so wonderful for us to sit here. All the other times he¡¯s played here, this is by far, of course, the most special.¡±

Martin grew up about an hour outside of Houston in Hempstead, Texas, and attended nearby Texas A&M, so he¡¯s played at Minute Maid Park a few times. He was an Astros fan as a kid and had several friends and family in the stands Sunday.

¡°It¡¯s really surreal and it¡¯s kind of numbing,¡± Bennett said. ¡°He¡¯s been working for this his entire life. I don¡¯t know what to say. We are seriously speechless. We walked in and the tears gathered and it¡¯s really awesome. We¡¯re trying to stay composed.¡±

Martin¡¯s grandmother said nothing can beat this Mother¡¯s Day.

¡°Any day he¡¯s on the mound I will be here,¡± Gay said. ¡°As long as I¡¯m on his earth, I¡¯ll be here. I can¡¯t wait to get his jersey and put it on. Hopefully, if he makes it and they keep him, we¡¯ll all get jerseys with his name and number. That¡¯s it.¡±

The mothers of Astros players Alex Bregman, George Springer, Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Yuli Gurriel threw out ceremonial first pitches prior to Sunday¡¯s game to their sons. In addition, Cindy Saenz, a 16-year breast cancer survivor from Weslaco, Texas, who works for the Astros, also threw out a ceremonial first pitch. She is the club¡¯s 2019 Honorary Bat Girl.

As has been tradition since 2006, players used pink bats and sported pink wristbands through the ¡°Going To Bat Against Breast Cancer¡± initiative, which is intended to raise awareness and, through donations and auction proceeds, funds to fight breast cancer. Players also wore specially designed New Era caps highlighted by a pink crown and team color brim, while uniforms featured the MLB breast cancer awareness logo, adorned with the symbolic pink ribbon, on the left chest.