The Reds won't get Joey Votto back for another seven to 10 days because of a minor knee procedure. After the first baseman complained of soreness following sliding drills on Wednesday, another MRI was taken on Friday and it revealed a loose piece of cartilage "floating" in his left knee. "He was having some pain and we sent him back to get a new MRI and get re-examined," athletic trainer Paul Lessard said. "They found basically a little chunk of cartilage floating in his knee, so [Dr. Kremchek] went in and removed it. The whole procedure only took about six minutes, so he's going to stay back in Cincinnati with the physical therapists until we get back home." Votto originally hurt the knee on June 29 while sliding into third base in San Francisco, tearing the medial meniscus in his left knee.