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Cardinals come to terms with first-round pick Lambert

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals on Monday agreed to
terms with righthander Chris Lambert, their first-round pick in
this month's draft.

Terms of the contract were not released.

Lambert, 21, was the 19th pick in the first-year player draft,
having gone 6-4 with a 3.02 ERA in 15 games at Boston College
this season. He was named co-Big East Conference Pitcher of the
Year, earning the honor for the second straight season.

Lambert holds the Boston College record with 274 career
strikeouts and is tied for second with 23 wins.

The Cardinals assigned Lambert to Class A Peoria of the Midwest
League.

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