Witt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's loss to Houston.

EDGE Analysis

Witt hit a solo shot in the eighth inning for the final run of the contest. It was his 29th long ball of the season, moving him to within one homer of reaching 30 for the second consecutive campaign. In 28 games during August, Witt batted .310 (35-for-113) with 10 home runs, 20 RBI, 25 runs and three stolen bases.

Witt went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 7-5 loss to the Guardians.

EDGE Analysis

Witt's power has come back after a brief quiet stretch in the middle of August. He has three homers and two doubles over his last five games, going 7-for-19 (.368) in that span. The shortstop is up to 28 homers, 95 RBI, 114 runs scored, 27 stolen bases and a .346/.399/.618 slash line through 134 contests. With a month to go, Witt looks likely to surpass his career highs of 30 homers and 96 RBI from 158 games last season.

Witt went 2-for-6 with three walks, a double, a solo home run, a second run scored and a stolen base in Monday's doubleheader sweep of the Guardians.

EDGE Analysis

The AL MVP candidate took Hunter Gaddis deep in the eighth inning of the matinee to break a 3-3 tie and set the Royals on their way to winning both games. Witt has hit safely in 14 of the last 15 games, slashing .351/.448/.737 over that stretch with five homers, two steals, 10 RBI and 14 runs, and the 24-year-old is closing in on his second straight 30-30 campaign with 27 home runs and 27 stolen bases through 132 contests.

Witt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 11-3 loss to the Phillies.

EDGE Analysis

Witt's 11-game hitting streak was snapped with an 0-for-4 effort Saturday, but he bounced back Sunday. His homer was his first since Aug. 16. The shortstop has hit .337 over 21 games in August, adding seven homers, 17 RBI, two steals and 20 runs scored. For the year, he's maintained a .347/.396/.611 slash line with 26 long balls, 93 RBI, 111 runs scored and 26 steals over 130 contests, putting him in good position for at least a 30-30 campaign.

Witt went 1-for-5 with a stolen base in Friday's 7-4 win over the Phillies.

EDGE Analysis

Witt had a quiet game by his standards, but he was able to record his first steal since Aug. 2. He also extended his current hitting streak to 11 games, a span in which he's batting .372 (16-for-43) with three home runs, eight RBI and 11 runs scored. He's now at a .350/.400/.614 slash line with 26 steals, 25 homers, 92 RBI, 110 runs scored, 38 doubles and 11 triples through 128 contests. He's already set career highs in multiple areas, and he's got a good chance of producing personal bests in everything but steals by the end of the campaign.

Witt went 3-for-5 with two doubles, one RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 9-5 loss to the Angels.

EDGE Analysis

Witt's on another heater at the plate, having gone 15-for-35 (.429) during a nine-game hitting streak. In that span, he's added eight extra-base hits, eight RBI and 11 runs scored, though he hasn't stolen a base since Aug. 2. The superstar shortstop is up to a .352/.401/.618 slash line with 25 home runs, 25 steals, 92 RBI, 110 runs scored, 37 doubles and 11 triples over 126 contests this season.

Witt went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and three total runs scored in Friday's 7-1 win over the Reds.

EDGE Analysis

Witt continues to put up MVP-type numbers at the plate -- the shortstop now has five homers in his last seven games while going 12-for-26 (.462) in that span. Witt leads the majors with a .352 average to go along with a 1.021 OPS, 25 homers, 90 RBI, 105 runs scored and 25 stolen bases through 537 plate appearances this season.

Witt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's win against the Twins.

EDGE Analysis

Witt took Louie Varland deep in the third inning to record his 24th home run of the season. Witt exited Monday's game early with a bruised forearm but he did not miss a beat as he continues to dominate in August. The 24-year-old is already up to five home runs this month with 13 RBI, 11 runs scored and a pristine .347 batting average in 12 games played.

Witt (forearm) is starting at shortstop and batting second Tuesday against the Twins.

EDGE Analysis

The 24-year-old departed Monday's contest after being hit by a pitch in the left forearm, but he's back in the starting nine a day later. Witt has continued to mash during the first half of August with four homers, 12 RBI, 10 runs and a .333/.383/.738 slash line through 10 games.

Witt was diagnosed with a bruise after being hit by a pitch on his left forearm/wrist during Monday's loss to the Twins, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The team sent Witt for imaging after the game likely as a precaution, and the results came back negative. Kansas City's medical staff figures to give the star shortstop a quick look Tuesday to make sure there isn't any significant swelling, but all signs point to him being in the starting lineup for the second game of the series.