Section C ■ French Open Defending champ Stan Wawrinka edged 59th-ranked Lukas Rosol on Monday, twice coming back from a set down, to sneak into Sports the second round. 2C Tuesday, May 24, 2016 ★★ EASTERNCONFERENCEFINALS:RAPTORS105,CAVALIERS99 Led by Lowry, Toronto evens series ■ 3-pointers as Cleveland two to put Toronto up 99- Cleveland drops second straight game, heads home for Game 5 opened the final quarter 96 with 3:23 to go. with an 8-0 run, cutting Along3-pointerbyIr- From Our Press Services by beating the Cleveland night in Cleveland. LeBron James scored it to 78-77. The Cavaliers ving made it 101-99 with Cavaliers 105-99 in Game Cleveland lost consecu- 29 points and Kyrie Irving made their first 11 shots of 2:00 left, but DeRozan TORONTO — Kyle Lowry 4onMondaynight. tive playof games to an had 26 for the Cavaliers. the fourth quarter. Frye’s answered with a driving scored 35 points, includ- DeMarre Carroll scored Eastern Conference op- Channing Frye scored errant 3-point attempt at bank shot at 1:33. Toronto ing a driving layup in the 11 points and Bismack Bi- ponent for the first time nine of his 12 points in the 4:12 was their first miss. got the ball back after Bi- final minute, and DeMar yombo had 14 rebounds as since dropping the final fourth quarter. DeRozan made two free yombo blocked J.R. Smith’s DeRozan had 32 as the To- Torontoimprovedto8-2at three games of the confer- The Raptors led by nine throws at the other end 3-pointer, and Biyombo ronto Raptors evened the home this postseason. ence semifinals to Boston points to begin the fourth, and, after another miss by Eastern Conference finals Game 5 is Wednesday in 2010. but Frye made consecutive Frye, Carroll made one of See NBA, 4C CARDINALS4, CUBS3 Grichuk WRIGHT STUFF hitslate homer to liftCards By Joe Harris Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Randal Grichuk hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the ninth in- ning to boost the St. Louis Cardinalstoa4-3winover the Chicago Cubs on Mon- day night. Matt Adams tied the score with a two-run hom- er in the seventh for St. Louis’ major league-lead- ing ninth pinch-hit homer of the season. It also ended astreakof13inningsof one-run pitching by Chi- cago starter John Lackey against his former team. Grichuk drove a 2-2 pitch of of Adam Warren (3-1) for the win. Trevor Rosenthal (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth. The Cubs’ Ben Zobrist had three singles and a walk, extending his streak to 29 starts with reaching safely. He is hitting .387 LARRY GOREN/FOUR SEAM IMAGES VIA AP IMAGES during that span. Former Bartlett High and Arkansas State University right-hander Daniel Wright has worked his way up through the minor leagues, including a stint with the St. Louis starter Adam Bakersfield Blaze, to earn his first major league start tonight with the Cincinnati Reds against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Wainwright pitched in and out of trouble throughout his six innings, scatter- want you to know you have a spot on the team.’ ing seven hits and strand- Former Bartlett pitcher “He liked how I pitched. He said I had a knack ing eight runners, while throwing 68 of his 108 for it.” pitches for strikes. ‘climbs the ladder’ to Tonight at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Lackey gave up three Wright will be standing a bit taller. The former runs in seven innings. Bartlett High and Arkansas State right-hander, He struck out nine while make major league debut throwing just 87 pitches. who is now 6 feet 2 inches and 215 pounds, will Miguel Montero’s sec- By Phil Stukenborg make his major league debut as a member of the ond single of the game tied [email protected] Cincinnati Reds. itat1-1inthefourth,break- 901-529-2543 ing a 26-inning scoreless Wright, 25, got the unexpected news of his streak Wainwright had s a high school freshman, Daniel Wright promotion Saturday night several hours before against the Cubs dating didn’t strike a particularly intimidating he was scheduled to start for the Louisville back to May 13, 2014. Javier Baez followed pose. An aspiring pitcher for success- Bats, the Triple-A afliate of the Reds. He’ll with a bunt, but was award- ful then-Bartlett High coach Phil Clark, have a cheering section at Chavez Ravine, a ed an infield single after A contingent of about 16 that will include parents Cardinals second baseman Wright stood 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighed Paul and Patrice, former college teammates Kolten Wong failed to back 105 pounds. up first on the play, setting “I remember coach Clark calling me into the and roommates and his former Little League up a fielder’s choice from weight room that year,” Wright said. “He said, coach. Addison Russell that made it 2-1 Cubs. ‘Don’t worry, keep working. You’ll grow and I See WRIGHT, 5C See BASEBALL, 5C SPRINGFLING WhitehavenjunioredgedinAAApentathlon ■ Harding TODAY’S TSSAA SPRING FLING standout 2nd Here is the schedule of events for Memphis-area teams at today’s Spring Fling in Murfreesboro. in Division 2 BASEBALL CLASS AAA: 6:30 p.m. — Collierville vs. Sevier Co. at By John Varlas Siegel, Farragut vs. Arlington at Oakland. [email protected] DIVISION 2-AA: 6:30 p.m. — Pope John Paul vs. Christian 901-529-2350 Brothers at Wilson Central. DIVISION 2-A: 4p.m.—FranklinRoadAcademyvs.ECS at LaVergne. 6 p.m. — Harding vs. Davidson Academy at If the rest of this week’s LaVergne. BlueCross Spring Fling is anything like Monday’s SOFTBALL AAA pentathlon, the faint CLASS AAA: 5:30 p.m. — Stewarts Creek vs. Brighton at of heart would be well ad- Starplex. vised to stay as far away BOYS SOCCER from Murfreesboro as All matches played at Siegel Soccer Park possible. CLASS AAA: 4p.m.—Houstonvs.MurfreesboroOakland. Whitehaven junior Ki- 4:30 p.m. — Collierville vs. Bearden. ara Rhodes finished with TENNIS 3,043 points, one point be- hind the winner, Amber All matches at Old Fort Tennis Center Tanner of Ravenwood. CLASS AAA: 1p.m.—EastHamiltongirlsvs.Houston.3 Rhodes went into the fi- p.m. — Houston boys vs. Cookeville. nal event, the 800 meters, DIVISION 2-AA: 9a.m.—GirlsPreparatorySchoolvs. in second place, 155 points Hutchison. 11 a.m. — MUS vs. Montgomery Bell Academy. ahead of Tanner and be- DIVISION 2-A: 9a.m.—WebbSchoolgirlsvs.ECS,St. Mary’s girls vs. St. George’s. hind Southwind senior JIM WEBER/THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL Angelica Lightfoot. TRACK & FIELD Whitehaven junior Kiara Rhodes learns that she lost the AAA pentathlon title by one point dur- 9a.m.—Finaldayofdecathlon. See FLING, 6C ing girls state track and field finals at Spring Fling in Murfreesboro on Monday. 6C » Tuesday, May 24, 2016 » THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL Today’s forecast Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Weather 88 commercialappeal.com/weather 89 88 86 83 88 LATEST FORECAST: 70 72 71 70 67 66 For the current local and national forecasts, An afternoon shower or thunderstorm in A thunderstorm A thunderstorm A thunderstorm A thunderstorm Thundershower visit commercialappeal.com/weather spots. Winds: SSW 7-14 mph. Precip: 45% Precip: 70% Precip: 55% Precip: 55% Precip: 55% Precip: 30% AIR QUALITY: Moderate United States and Mexico for Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Mid-South Yesterday Today Wednesday City Hi Lo Prec Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Batesville 84 52 86 66 pc 87 70 t Blytheville 86 57 86 69 c 87 71 t Clarendon 85 58 88 71 t 88 72 t Source: www.airnow.gov Clarksdale 86 55 88 69 pc 88 69 t Dyersburg 84 54 86 67 pc 88 69 t Forrest City 85 55 86 68 t 87 69 t HUMIDITY: 55% Harrisburg 86 59 86 69 t 87 71 t Helena 84 55 86 68 c 87 69 t Iuka 85 51 87 64 pc 88 67 t Jonesboro 84 53 87 69 t 89 70 t Kennett 86 56 84 69 c 86 71 t Lexington 76 46 81 60 pc 84 66 pc Milan 84 52 86 65 pc 87 67 t Newport 86 54 85 68 t 88 72 t POLLEN: Moderate Oxford 82 48 87 64 pc 88 67 t Paragould 85 54 85 69 t 87 71 t Paris 84 51 85 65 pc 87 67 t Pocahontas 85 54 83 68 t 85 71 t Poplar Bluff 81 54 83 67 t 84 70 t Source: Allergy and Asthma Care Savannah 82 48 88 65 pc 88 68 t Somerville 85 53 87 66 pc 88 69 t Tupelo 84 53 88 65 pc 89 68 t Union City 86 53 85 68 pc 87 70 t River/Lake Stages Wynne 85 57 86 69 t 87 70 t As of 7 a.m. yesterday MISSISSIPPI 3-DAY OHIO RIVER 85/68/pc FORECAST Flood Yest. +/- 87/65/pc Cairo 40 31.29 -1.49 City Today Wed Thu 86/67/pc St. Louis 17.80 16.90 16.60 86/67/pc CapeGirardeau 25.90 25.00 24.40 TENN-TOMBIGBEE New Madrid 20.30 20.10 19.80 WATERWAY 87/66/pc 87/66/pc Caruthersville 21.30 21.50 21.20 87/69/c Whitten Lock and Dam Memphis 17.30 16.30 15.80 While showers will Helena 26.70 25.30 24.30 Pool 413.45 -0.08 Arkansas City 26.90 25.70 24.30 continue to cool the coastal Greenville 40.50 39.50 38.20 Northeast, warmth will 86/69/pc Vicksburg 36.60 36.10 35.10 CUMBERLAND Natchez 44.80 44.60 44.20 Flood Yest.