Desmond is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

Desmond had a four-hit performance in Saturday's extra-inning loss but will head to the bench for the series finale. Garrett Hampson will start in center field and bat second in his stead.

Desmond went 4-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in Saturday's 5-4 extra-innings loss to the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

Despite his success at the plate, he actually got lifted as part of a double switch in the seventh inning -- a decision that may have come back to haunt the Rockies when they failed to get another hit after Desmond left the game. The 33-year-old is now slashing .281/.341/.518 on the year with 10 homers, 37 runs and 40 RBI in 70 games.

Desmond went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, two runs and a walk in the Rockies' 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Desmond got a day off Wednesday, but he slotted back in for this contest and picked up where he left off in his recent torrid stretch at the plate, touching up Robbie Ray with a fifth-inning solo shot for his 10th of the season. Since ending April with a .203 average, Desmond has flipped the script with his hot hitting in May and June bringing his slash line up to a solid .271/.335/.511 through 221 at-bats, staking a solid case that he should continue to receive the lion's share of the starts in center field over Raimel Tapia.

Desmond is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.

EDGE Analysis

Desmond is in the midst of an 11-game hitting streak, during which he's slashing .439/.455/.780 with three home runs, 16 RBI and a stolen base. In his absence, the Rockies will go with an outfield consisting of Raimel Tapia, David Dahl and Charlie Blackmon.

Desmond went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI in Sunday's 14-13 loss to the Padres.

EDGE Analysis

Desmond was one of 11 players from either side to turn in a multi-hit performance in another classic Coors Field offensive explosion. Raimel Tapia also posted three hits, but Desmond's superior production of late may be enough to give the veteran the edge on the primary center-field gig. Though 14 appearances in June, Desmond has gone 17-for-48 (.354 average) with three home runs, five doubles, 15 RBI and nine runs.

Desmond went 2-for-5 with a home run, a second run scored and five RBI in Saturday's 14-8 win over the Padres.

EDGE Analysis

He extended his hitting streak to nine games with a fourth-inning single, then blasted a grand slam off Robbie Erlin in the fifth, wrapping up his production on the night with a sac fly in the seventh. Desmond's hot streak has boosted his slash line to .266/.330/.498 with nine homers and 36 RBI in 64 games.

Desmond went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and two runs scored in Friday's 16-12 loss to the Padres.

EDGE Analysis

Desmond swatted an inside-the-park home run off reliever Miguel Diaz in the sixth inning to extend the Rockies' lead to 7-3. The 33-year-old has recorded nine RBI in the last eight games and has hit safely in seven straight contests to improve his line to .261/.329/.483. On the season, he's accounted for eight home runs, 31 RBI and 30 runs scored.

Desmond is not starting Friday against San Diego, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Desmond is riding a seven-game hitting streak, hitting .417/.462/.667 over that stretch. David Dahl slides over to center field in his absence, with Raimel Tapia starting in left.

Desmond went 3-for-3 with a run scored and a walk in Colorado's 10-3 win over the Cubs on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

A day after stepping in as a pinch hitter and cranking the longest home run of the season, Desmond drew the start and reached based in all four of his plate appearances while posting three more hits. The 33-year-old seems to have gotten on track after a brutal slump to start the season, as he now has his average up to .258 through 190 at-bats, which is right about in line with his career mark of .263.

Desmond slugged a pinch-hit solo home run Monday in the Rockies' 6-5 win over the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

Desmond's seventh-inning blast held up as the difference in the narrow victory, and wasn't a cheap one, either. The deep fly to the Coors Field concourse traveled 486 feet, making it the longest home run hit in the big leagues this season and the 12th-longest of the Statcast era, per Thomas Harding of MLB.com. Though Desmond's 27.9 percent strikeout rate puts a natural cap on his batting average, he's at least making quality contact when he puts his bat on the ball. Desmond's hard-hit rate (48.5 percent), barrel percentage (14.6%) and average exit velocity (91.7 miles per hour) are all at their highest levels since 2015, and by significant margins, too.