May 19:
Desmond is out of the Nationals' lineup Sunday in San Diego.

May 11:
Desmond hit his fifth home run, after moving up in the batters box, the Nationals.com reports. After the adjustment, the starting shortstop went 3-for-4, with a home run, three RBI and three runs scored, to lead the Nationals to their fifth consecutive win.

May 10:
Desmond exploded with a 3-for-4 night with three runs scored and three RBI, including his fifth home run of the season against the Cubs Friday night.

May 01:
Desmond went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Washington's 2-0 win over Atlanta on Wednesday night.

Apr 29:
Desmond went 2-for-4 with a run scored Monday against the Braves.

Apr 13:
Desmond extended his hitting streak to seven games Friday, going 2-for-4 with his first stolen base of the season.

Apr 11:
Desmond went 3-for-4 Wednesday with two doubles, a triple and two runs scored.

Apr 06:
Desmond homered for the first time this season Saturday, putting the Nats ahead in the 11th inning against the Reds' J.J. Hoover.

Mar 17:
Through Sunday's Grapefruit League play, Desmond is hitting .300 (12-for-40) with just two extra-base hits.

Jan 21:
Desmond signed a one-year, $3.8 million contract with the Nationals on Friday, avoiding arbitration, the team's official Twitter page reports.

Oct 17:
Desmond and the Nats will likely talk contract extension this offseason, the Nats' official site reports.

Oct 07:
Desmond was 3-for-4 with a run scored in Washington's win over the Cardinals on Sunday afternoon.

Oct 06:
Desmond finished his breakout season with a .292 average, 25 home runs, 21 stolen bases, 73 RBI and 72 runs scored.

Oct 02:
Desmond is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Phillies, according to Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post.

Sep 26:
Desmond went 1-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base in a 8-4 Nationals' win over the Phillies on Wednesday.

Sep 25:
Desmond joined Alfonso Soriano as the only Nationals to ring up 20-20 seasons when he stole his 20th base on Monday.

Sep 22:
Desmond went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer during Saturday's 10-4 win over the Brewers.

Sep 12:
Desmond stayed hot Wednesday, going 2-for-3 with his 23rd homer and a walk in a win over the Mets.

Sep 10:
Desmond went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer Monday against the Mets.

Sep 09:
Desmond is not in the starting lineup Sunday against the Marlins, according to CSNwashington.com.

Sep 06:
Desmond went 1-for-3 with a double, run scored, pair of walks and stolen base in Thursday's victory against the Cubs.

Sep 04:
Desmond spurred the scoring Tuesday with a two-run blast -- his first in 10 games -- during the Nationals' 11-5 victory versus the Cubs.

Aug 28:
Desmond (hamstring) is back in the starting lineup Tuesday, the Nationals' PR department reports.

Aug 26:
Desmond (hamstring) is not in the lineup Sunday at Philadelphia, the Washington Times reports.

Aug 25:
Nationals manager Davey Johnson said Desmond is dealing with a mild hamstring strain and will sit for the rest of this weekend's series against the Phillies, the Washington Post reports.

Aug 24:
Updating a previous report, Desmond was scratched from Friday's lineup with a sore right knee, the Washington Times reports.

Aug 20:
Desmond went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI, one run scored and one walk Monday against the Braves.

Aug 18:
Though Desmond is in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets, he will not start Sunday, MLB.com's Bill Ladson reports.

Aug 17:
Desmond (oblique) was activated from the disabled list Friday, the Nationals' Official Website reports.

Aug 15:
Desmond (oblique) is on track to be activated from the disabled list Friday, the Washington Post reports.

Aug 13:
Desmond is scheduled to do a full workout and hit during batting practice on Monday, reports Amanda Comak of the Washington Times.

Aug 12:
Desmond (oblique) was able to take about 30 pain-free swings in a batting cage on Saturday, the Washington Post reports.

Aug 11:
Desmond (oblique) will take hitting practice Saturday in Arizona, William Ladson of MLB.com reports.

Aug 06:
Desmond (oblique) took part in baseball activities Monday, Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post reports.

Jul 22:
Desmond has a torn oblique and will be placed on the 15-day disabled list, the Washington Times' Amanda Comak reports.

Jul 21:
Desmond (oblique) is doubtful for Sunday's series finale, Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post reports.

Jul 19:
Desmond (oblique) will return to the lineup Friday, CSN's Mark Zuckerman reports.

Jul 18:
Desmond (oblique) will be out of the starting lineup for the fourth consecutive game Wednesday, the Nationals' official Twitter page reports.

Jul 16:
Desmond (oblique) will not start Monday's game, the Nationals' official Twitter feed reports.

Jul 15:
Desmond is not in the starting lineup Sunday against the Marlins, Mark Zuckerman of CSNWashington.com reports.

Jul 14:
Desmond was 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Washington's 2-1 loss to Miami on Saturday.

Jul 13:
Desmond was 2-for-4 with a run scored, one RBI, and his 12th stolen base against the Marlins on Friday.

Jul 08:
Desmond went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and two stolen bases in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Rockies.

Jul 07:
Desmond (oblique) went 2-for-3 with a solo homer in Saturday's win over Colorado.

Jul 06:
Desmond went 2-for-3 with a solo homer in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Giants.

Jul 03:
Desmond was 2-for-4 with a two-run home run against San Francisco on Tuesday night.

Jun 27:
Desmond went 4-for-5 Tuesday with three doubles, a run scored and two RBI.

Jun 20:
Desmond hit his third home run in five games on Tuesday.

Jun 16:
Desmond, who is reportedly battling an oblique strain, is listed in the Nats' initial lineup Saturday against the Yankees, according to the team's PR department.

Jun 06:
Desmond went 2-for-6 with a double and three RBI in Tuesday's extra-inning win over the Mets.

May 29:
Desmond was 2-for-4 with a run scored and his sixth stolen base of the season Tuesday night.

May 23:
Desmond homered again Tuesday, his fourth long ball in seven games.

May 21:
Desmond went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored Monday as the Nationals defeated the Phillies, 2-1.

May 18:
Desmond was 2-for-5 with a solo home run, and added his fourth stolen base of the year Friday night.

May 14:
Desmond was 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI on Monday night.

May 03:
Desmond went 2-for-5 with a double and a two-run walk-off homer Wednesday to beat Arizona.

Apr 21:
Desmond went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, and a walk-off sacrifice fly in the tenth inning on Saturday, as the Nationals beat the Marlins 3-2.

Apr 19:
Desmond will get his first day off of the season Thursday against Houston, the Nationals' official Twitter account reports.

Apr 15:
Desmond went 0-for-5 on Saturday.

Apr 10:
Desmond led off the game with his first homer of the year and ended up 2-for-4 with a walk in Tuesday's win over the Mets.

Mar 31:
Desmond homered off Josh Johnson on Friday, and after a slow start has brought his spring numbers up to .310/.329/.465 in 71 at-bats.

Mar 07:
Desmond has had a brutal start to the spring, going 0-for-9 at the plate and committing three errors already, the Washington Post reports.

Feb 18:
Nats manager Davey Johnson said he is confident that Desmond can serve as the team's leadoff hitter in 2012, the Nats' official site reports.

Sep 16:
Desmond went 5-for-6 in Thursday's win over the Mets, scoring one run and knocking in three.

Sep 14:
Desmond went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base Wednesday against the Mets.

Sep 13:
Desmond is back for Tuesday's game against the Mets, the Nationals' official Twitter reports.