Lance Berkman expects to return to the Cardinals soon after the All-Star break, perhaps even the team's first game back. "Yeah, it's possible," Berkman said Monday after joining the team to continue rehab from a right knee injury. "It wouldn't shock me. I'm not banking on it, but at the same time I'm not ruling it out." The first baseman has been sidelined since undergoing surgery in late May that turned out to be relatively minor. "I haven't run into any trouble yet and don't anticipate that I will," Berkman said. "So far, it's worked exactly like we anticipated."