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Smith went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a second RBI and two total runs scored in Monday's 6-3 extra-inning win over the Giants.
Smith has a pair of three-hit efforts and three homers over his last three games. The outfielder has had a lackluster season overall, but he's picked up the pace lately by hitting safely in eight of his last 10 games, batting .432 (16-for-37) in that span. Overall, he's hitting .226 with a .698 OPS, 16 homers, 44 RBI, 51 runs scored, 15 doubles, two triples and 10 stolen bases over 117 contests.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Sitting Sunday
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Smith is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Smith will head to the bench after he went 3-for-7 with two solo home runs, a walk and three runs scored over the first two games of the series. Taylor Trammell will slot in as Houston's right fielder while LaMonte Wade will enter the lineup in left field in the series finale in San Diego.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Homers twice in win
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Smith went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs and an additional run scored in Friday's 6-3 win over the Padres.
Smith provided one of his best performances of the season, opening the scoring with a solo shot off Robbie Ray in the second inning before going deep again against Yuki Matsui to lead off the sixth, and he later singled and scored in the eighth. The two-homer effort was Smith's second multi-homer game of the season and pushed his total to 15 long balls. The 23-year-old has also gone 10-for-20 with two homers, four RBI and five runs scored since the beginning of August, though he's hitting just .222 on the year with a .686 OPS.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Riding pine Wednesday
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Smith is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Toronto.
Despite holding a six-game hitting streak dating back to July 29, Smith will sit out Wednesday's series finale. Taylor Trammell will move over to right field and bat fifth for Houston.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Taking seat Monday
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Smith is not in the Astros' starting lineup against the Angels on Monday.
Smith will be on the bench for the beginning of Monday's game after going 1-for-10 with a two-run home run during the Astros' three-game weekend road series against the White Sox. Houston will start Taylor Trammell, Lucas Spence and LaMonte Wade in the outfield from left to right.
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Astros' Cam Smith: On bench for third straight game
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Smith is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
Smith will wind up taking a seat for all three games of the series with Miami, though he made an impact off the bench in the opener Monday by walking in his lone plate appearance and claiming his 10th stolen base of the season. Taylor Trammell covered right field for the first two games against the Marlins, but LaMonte Wade will occupy the position in the finale. Smith could be part of a committee in right field while he's been in a prolonged slump at the plate. Dating back to July 4, Smith is slashing just .105/.186/.184 over a stretch of 13 contests.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Out of lineup again Tuesday
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Smith is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest versus the Marlins.
Smith will head to the bench for a second straight game. The 23-year-old -- who is currently in a 1-for-28 slide at the plate -- will again yield right field to Taylor Trammell.
Smith is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.
Smith will get the evening off after he went 0-for-13 with five strikeouts while starting in all three of the Astros' games against the Orioles over the weekend. Taylor Trammell will fill in for Smith in right field and will bat seventh.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Homers in loss
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Smith went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Rangers.
Smith had gone 0-for-11 with a sacrifice fly over his previous four games. He was well on his way to another poor showing, but he turned it around with an eighth-inning homer. The outfielder is batting .218 with a .669 OPS, 12 homers, 34 RBI, 39 runs scored, 13 doubles, one triple and nine stolen bases over 96 contests this season.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Hitting bench Saturday
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Smith isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Texas, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Smith will get a day to reset after going 0-for-11 with a pair of walks across his last three games. Yordan Alvarez, Taylor Trammell and LaMonte Wade will start across Houston's outfield while Smith is on the bench.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Strikes for two homers in loss
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Smith went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in a loss to the Twins on Monday.
Smith accounted for Houston's only run off Minnesota starter Zebby Matthews with a solo blast to left field in the fifth inning. With the Astros down to their last out in the ninth, Smith struck again, clubbing a solo shot off closer Yoendrys Gomez to bring his team within a run. Smith missed Sunday's game against Detroit due to a sore foot, but he looked none the worse for wear upon his return to the lineup. Of the outfielder's past six hits, four have left the park, bringing him up to 11 homers through 85 contests on the campaign. That's a big improvement over the nine long balls he swatted across 134 regular-season contests during his rookie 2025 season.
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Astros' Cam Smith: In Monday's lineup
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Smith (foot) is batting sixth and starting in right field Monday against the Twins.
After missing Sunday's game with a bruised foot, Smith is back in action for the first game of the week.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Nursing sore foot
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Astros manager Joe Espada said that Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers due to a sore foot, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Smith fouled a ball off his foot during Saturday's 8-6 win, so the Astros will give him a day out of the lineup to recuperate. Espada didn't seem overly concerned about Smith's foot, noting that the 23-year-old outfielder should be available off the bench, if needed.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Launches eighth homer
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Smith went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Tuesday's 9-7 win over the Blue Jays.
Smith extended the Astros' lead to 3-0 with a 436-foot blast off Shane Bieber in the fourth inning, his eighth homer of the year, before adding a second RBI with a sacrifice fly that tied the game 6-6 in the ninth. The homer was Smith's first in 10 games -- he'd gone 7-for-33 (.212) in his previous nine contests. Overall, Smith is slashing .223/.301/.366 with 28 RBI, 31 runs scored and eight stolen bases across 299 plate appearances this season.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Hitting bench Monday
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Smith is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays.
After going 1-for-9 with a walk and a run scored in the Astros' weekend series versus Cleveland, Smith will hit the bench as Houston kicks off a three-game set in Toronto. Joey Loperfido will step in for Smith in right field and will bat seventh.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Lifts seventh homer
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Smith went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to the Angels.
Smith had gone 10 games without a homer before lifting a solo shot off Chase Silseth in the eighth inning to tie the game at 2-2. During that power drought, Smith still had three extra-base hits and four RBI. The outfielder has endured a bit of a sophomore slump in 2026, batting .220 with a .675 OPS, seven homers, 26 RBI, 27 runs scored and eight stolen bases over 69 contests. While his numbers aren't particularly impressive, he continues to handle a starting role in right field.
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Astros' Cam Smith: Getting breather 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 get a chance to regroup Saturday after going hitless in four of his last five games. While he sits, LaMonte Wade, Jake Meyers and Taylor Trammell will form the Astros' outfield trio.
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