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</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Astros place Berkman (knee) on disabled list </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Lance Berkman - 1B - HOU - Mar. 31</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Astros placed 1B Lance Berkman on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 26, due to left knee surgery.
Berkman underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee in early March and has not yet fully healed. In fact, his knee swelled up when he took ground balls and attempted to run on Tuesday. Geoff Blum is likely to fill in at first base for the week or two that Big Puma is out.
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Berkman underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee in early March and has not yet fully healed. In fact, his knee swelled up when he took ground balls and attempted to run on Tuesday. Geoff Blum is likely to fill in at first base for the week or two that Big Puma is out.
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