Smith went 2-for-4 with an RBI double, a solo homer and one walk in Friday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Brewers.
Smith continues to show signs of life at the plate, as he now has back-to-back multi-hit games with hits in nine of his last 11 contests. During that span, Smith has a pair of doubles, two homers and four RBI and has raised his average 25 points. After briefly losing some playing time in the Houston outfield, Smith has now started nine consecutive games and is slashing .221/.312/.358 with six homers, 21 RBI, 25 runs scored, seven stolen bases and a 22:59 BB:K across 219 plate appearances. His glove has helped keep him in the everyday lineup.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Homers Tuesday
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Smith went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 10-7 loss to the Rangers.
Smith cut the Astros' deficit to 9-6 in the eighth inning with a two-out, 457-foot blast off Jalen Beeks, his fifth homer this year. Smith has slowly started to turn things around at the plate -- he's logged at least one hit in six straight contests, going 7-for-21 with a .940 OPS in that span, after going just 2-for-26 in his previous 11 games. Overall, Smith is slashing .213/.307/.337 with 24 runs scored, 18 RBI and seven steals across 205 plate appearances this season.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Not in Tuesday's lineup
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Smith is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Smith is in the midst of a 3-for-34 slump and will hit the bench Tuesday for the second time in Houston's past four contests. Zach Dezenzo is manning right field and batting fifth against Minnesota righty Zebby Matthews.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Not starting Saturday
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Smith is out of the lineup for Saturday's matchup against Texas, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Smith started 12 straight games from April 30 to May 12, but he's now sitting for the second time in Houston's past four contests. The 23-year-old outfielder has been struggling mightily of late, batting .069 (2-for-29) with no extra-base hits or RBI over his past 10 games. Zach Cole is starting in right field for the Astros on Saturday.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Drives in three, steals base Sunday
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Smith went 2-for-5 with three RBI, one walk and a stolen base in Sunday's 12-10 loss to the Athletics.
Smith walked and stole his third base of the season in the fourth inning, drove in a run with a single in the fifth and singled home a pair in the eighth to tie the game 9-9. After a slow start to the season, Smith has a six-game hitting streak and is 8-for-20 with two home runs, five RBI and four runs scored during that time. Smith is now slashing .273/.400/485 across 40 plate appearances.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Homers off bench Saturday
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Smith went 1-for-1 with a solo home run in Saturday's 11-0 win over the A's.
Despite starting the game on the bench for the first time this season, Smith put the finishing touches on Houston's blowout victory, launching his second homer of the year off Luis Medina in the eighth after entering the game as a defensive replacement the inning prior. The 23-year-old Smith has been swinging the bat well, logging at least one hit in his last five games. He's gone 6-for-15 with three extra-base hits in that span.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Day off Saturday
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Smith isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Smith will head to the bench for the first time this season after collecting hits in five of his last six games. Joey Loperfido will replace him in right field and bat sixth.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Hits first home run of season
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Smith went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 9-2 win over the Red Sox.
Smith took Jovani Moran deep in the seventh inning for his first home run of the season. Smith entered play Tuesday with just two hits in 21 trips to the plate, but he's now reached base five times over the last two games and has drawn five walks in six games this season after walking just 8.7 percent of the time in 2025. Smith is competing for at-bats with Jake Meyers, Joey Loperfido and Brice Matthews in the Houston outfield, but the Astros want Smith to take hold of right field.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Homers Sunday
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Smith went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's Grapefruit League matchup against the Nationals.
Smith opened the scoring Sunday with a 440-foot blast off Orlando Ribalta, his first long ball this spring. After going 2-for-13 in his first six Grapefruit League contests, Smith has gone 3-for-6 with a pair of extra-base hits in his last two games. It's certainly a positive sign for the 23-year-old, as he looks to claim a spot on Houston's Opening Day roster.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Not guaranteed roster spot
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Astros general manager Dana Brown said Wednesday that Smith could begin next season at Triple-A Sugar Land "if he hasn't turned the corner," Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Brown remains high on Smith's potential, saying he "could be a star one day," but added that "we're going to need him to be more consistent." Smith forced his way onto the Astros' Opening Day roster with a huge showing in spring training, but he went on to slash just .236/.312/.358 with nine home runs and a 27.8 percent strikeout rate across 134 contests. The rookie started only six of the Astros' final 20 games, including just two of their final 16 tilts versus right-handed pitching. Smith did play a surprisingly solid right field, a position he had never manned before. Slated to turn 23 in February, Smith should enter spring training with a chance to win a starting job, but some seasoning in the minors might not be the worst thing for him and the Astros. The 2024 first-round pick has logged just 32 games and 134 plate appearances at the minor-league level.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Smacks ninth homer
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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: 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: 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: 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 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.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Receiving Monday off
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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: Drives in three runs
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Smith went 3-for-5 with a double, a triple and three RBI in Thursday's 7-6 loss to the Rockies.
Smith logged three hits for a second straight game, highlighted by his two-run triple in the seventh inning that tied things up at 5-5. Smith has logged six multi-hit games over his last seven starts, and over that span he has gone 14-for-28 (.500) with one steal, two home runs and 11 RBI.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Racking up multi-hit performances
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Smith went 3-for-5 with two RBI on Wednesday against the Rockies.
Smith opened and closed the Astros' scoring with a pair of singles in the first and sixth innings. He now has five multi-hit games in his last six starts, delivering eight RBI and five runs scored in that span. After a slow start to the season, Smith has an impressive .285/.355/.430 line across 276 plate appearances.
