ATLANTA -- Atlanta Braves outfielder-first baseman B.J. Surhoff will have surgery on his right knee and miss the remainder of the season.

	B.J. Surhoff First Base Atlanta Braves Profile
	2001 SEASON STATISTICS GM HR RBI R SB AVG 25 0 9 5 1 .293

The Braves said Tuesday that additional tests confirmed that Surhoff had a torn ligament. The left-handed hitter had undergone an MRI on Sunday.

Surgery is expected within two weeks, the Braves said.

Surhoff injured the knee when he ran into the right-field wall Saturday night in the ninth inning of a 6-3 loss to the Houston Astros.

Surhoff was placed on the disabled list. He did not accompany the team to Milwaukee for a three-game series beginning Tuesday, instead returning to his home in Baltimore.

Surhoff, who had a seven-game hitting streak, was batting .293 with no homers and nine RBI in 25 games.

To replace Surhoff on the roster, the Braves purchased the contract of outfielder Darren Bragg from Triple-A Richmond where he was hitting .293 with one home run and eight RBI in 22 games.

Mark DeRosa made his first career start in right field for the Braves on Sunday.

Bragg, 32, was signed as a free agent April 2 after his release by the New York Mets. He also played with Seattle, Boston, St. Louis, Colorado and the New York Yankees and has a .258 average with 39 home runs and 227 RBI in 656 major league games.