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Derrek Lee out with bulging disc

Updated: August 16, 2010, 6:26 PM ET

By Bruce Levine | ESPNChicago.com

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CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee has a bulging disc in his lower back and will miss a couple of days.

"He's going to be treated and the trainer said it'll probably be two or three days until he plays," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said.

Lee left Sunday's game in St. Louis in the fifth inning with lower back stiffness, which he has been battling during the last several days. He homered in his first two at-bats Sunday.

Lee visited a doctor Monday afternoon.

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