DETROIT — The Pittsburgh Pirates have recalled outfielder Gorkys Hernandez from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday.

To make room for Hernandez on the active roster, Pittsburgh optioned right-hander Evan Meek.

Four local teams will be competing in the District 9 baseball playoffs. They include:Class AAMoniteau (11-6) will play at Brookville (10-5) at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. The winner will face top-seeded Karns City (13-3) in the district title game May 29 at a time and site to be determined.Class AA-C Valley (9-8) will travel to Coudersport (11-4) for a 4:30 p.m. game Tuesday.Also at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Union (9-7) will battle Clarion (13-5) at Clarion County Park.Softball Class AAThe Moniteau softball team (13-7) will travel to face No. 2 seed Redbank Valley (13-4) at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.The winner will face top-seeded Cranberry at a site, time and date to be determined.

CHICAGO — Kerry Wood arrived in the majors 14 years ago, a fresh-faced kid with No. 34 on his back, slinging fastballs at 100 mph, delivering breaking pitches that were often unhittable and striking out 20 batters in just his fifth start.On Friday, he left the game after one final, emotional appearance with the Chicago Cubs.Fittingly, “Kid K” struck out the last batter he'll ever face and retired at the age of 34, ending a career that was eye-popping at times but hampered by injuries.

CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Busch captured the pole for the Sprint All-Star race for the second straight year.Busch completed the unique three-lap qualifying that included a mandatory four-tire pit stop in 1 minute, 19.11 seconds. He was the last qualifier on the track and knocked Ryan Newman to the outside of the front row.From staff and wire reports