Smith went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Sunday against Atlanta.
Smith has fallen into a short-side platoon, with Sunday marking his first start in Houston's last five games. He homered for the first time since Aug. 24 and for only the second time since June 28. While he's lost playing time and hasn't delivered much fantasy-relevant production of late, Smith has held his own with a 92 wRC+ across 473 plate appearances in his age-22 season.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Tallies multiple hits
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Smith went 2-for-4 with two runs scored Monday against the Angels.
Smith performed poorly in August, hitting only .147 across 22 games and 68 at-bats. His performance Monday marked his first multi-hit game since Aug. 11, a span of 12 starts. Smith has started to lose playing time against right-handed pitching and that will likely continue unless he can get back on track at the plate.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Breaks homer drought
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Smith went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Rockies.
Smith has struggled at the plate recently, entering Wednesday's contest hitless with eight strikeouts in his last 16 at-bats. While the 22-year-old only notched one hit Wednesday, the long ball was Smith's first in 171 plate appearances, a streak that dated back to June 29. Smith is slashing .242/.311/.364 with eight home runs in 437 plate appearances this season.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Fading into platoon role
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Smith is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies.
The Astros are holding Smith out of the lineup for a third straight matchup with a right-handed starter (Tanner Gordon), with the rookie's drop in playing time coming while he's slashing just .145/.203/.182 in August. Even if Smith is able to show improvement at the dish in his future starts, he may not get the chance to reclaim a full-time role over the final five weeks of the season after Houston reinstated Yordan Alvarez (hand) from the injured list Tuesday to make their corner-outfield ranks more crowded.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Productive despite no hits
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Smith went 0-for-3 with a walk, a run and a stolen base Sunday against the Orioles.
Smith has seen his playing time slip against right-handed pitching, though he was in the lineup Sunday with Trevor Rogers on the mound. While it was a peoductive day, Smith wasn't able to end his hitless streak, and he now has failed to tally a hit in five straight starts and seven of his last eight. Smith has had a streaky rookie season, and he could see his playing time continue to decline in the final month of the campaign.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Out of lineup again Saturday
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Smith isn't in the starting lineup against Baltimore on Saturday.
Smith is sitting for the third time in Houston's past seven games, with all three of the absences coming against right-handers. The rookie has hit a rough patch at the plate, hitting a paltry .048 (1-for-21) over his past eight contests. With Smith out of the lineup Saturday, Jesus Sanchez is starting in right field for the Astros.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Out of Houston lineup
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Smith is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Baltimore.
Smith is hitless over his last four contests, and he'll get a day off to regroup. Jesus Sanchez will shift over to right field and Mauricio Dubon will play left field for the Astros.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Resting Sunday
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Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Smith will hit the bench after starting three straight contests in right field. Jesus Sanchez will handle right field Sunday while Taylor Trammell gets the nod in left.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Sitting down Saturday
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Smith isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.
Smith will get a breather after going 1-for-3 during Friday's victory. While he rests, Taylor Trammell, Chas McCormick and Jesus Sanchez will start across the outfield for the Astros.
Smith went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored Monday against the Marlins.
Smith has struggled across the last month, hitting just .143 with a 30.4 percent strikeout rate in 23 games. He sat Sunday as a result of the slump, but he returned to the lineup Monday to hit ninth and delivered his first multi-hit performance since July 8.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Sitting amid slump
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Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Smith has struggled mightily since the All-Star break, recording just six hits in 53 at-bats (.113 batting average) while posting a 5:18 BB:K. Though he still appears to be locked into a regular spot in the lineup, Smith has been getting more frequent days off while he continues to languish at the plate. He'll take a seat Sunday for the second time in six games while Jesus Sanchez occupies right field.
Smith is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals.
Taylor Trammell will cover right field in the series opener with Washington while Smith receives what appears to be a routine rest day. Smith had started in each of Houston's last four games, going 1-for-13 with two walks and four strikeouts.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Getting breather Wednesday
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Smith is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Arizona.
Smith had started each of the previous 37 contests for the Astros but will get a day of rest in Wednesday's series finale. Chas McCormick will play right field and bat eighth in Smith's stead.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Serves as leadoff hitter
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Smith went 1-for-5 with two RBI on Sunday against the Mariners.
Smith has progressively moved up the Astros' lineup, and he hit leadoff for the first time Sunday. He delivered a two-RBI double in the fifth inning to tie the game at 3-3 while also accounting for his first extra-base hit in his last six starts. Smith has had inconsistent fantasy production, but he continues a very impressive rookie season during which he's maintained a .328 wOBA and 111 wRC+ across 2238 plate appearances.
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