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Astros put slugger Berkman on DL with calf strain

Found July 23, 2009 on Fox Sports:
PLAYERS: Lance Berkman
TEAMS: Houston Astros

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Astros slugger Lance Berkman has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left calf. Berkman has missed five starts with the injury, but the Astros had hoped he would heal quickly and could avoid a stint on the DL. He didn't start Wednesday night but got a pinch single in the seventh inning of Houston's 4-3 win over St. Louis, which moved the Astros within a game of the NL-Central leading Cardinals. Berkman had an MRI exam and met with Dr.

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