May 08, 2010 4:58 PM EST

Cubs general manager Jim Hendry says that a better script couldn't have been written for shortstop Starlin Castro on Friday night.

Castro hit a three-run home run in his first at-bat and finished the game with a record six RBIs.

"It was a great start for the young man, and obviously we needed to get back on track with the bats after a couple of frustrating games in Pittsburgh," Hendry said on "Talking Baseball" on ESPN 1000. "It was good to see.

"The kid gave us a spark. We really couldn't have written the script any better than that for the young man. What a special night it must have been for him."

Via ESPN