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Rookie Smith homers twice with 4 RBIs to power Astros to 6-4 win over Padres

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Houston Astros' Cam Smith celebrates the dugout after hitting a home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Houston, Friday, April 18, 2025. Yainer Diaz and Jake Meyers also scored.(AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Cam Smith homered on his first two at-bats and had a career-best four RBIs to power the Houston Astros to a 6-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.

Smith connected off Kyle Hart (2-1) on a three-run homer in the second inning to put the Astros on top and added a solo shot off the lefty in the fourth that made it 5-2.