PITTSBURGH — Outfielder Rajai Davis, on a 21-game hitting streak for Triple-A Indianapolis, was recalled by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night and catcher Humberto Cota was designated for assignment.

Davis, hitting .318 with four homers and 30 RBIs in 53 games for Indianapolis, is likely to platoon with Chris Duffy in center field for at least the short term after joining the Pirates in Washington today.

Cota has played little the last two seasons. He hit .190 with one extra-base hit in 100 at-bats last season and was hitting .286 in 14 at-bats this season. He can return to the Pirates only by going through waivers.

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers re-signed running back Verron Haynes to a one-year contract on Monday.Haynes, a fifth-round draft pick in 2002, played seven games in 2006 before hurting his knee against Oakland on Oct. 29 and being cut in March. Haynes rushed for 738 yards and three touchdowns on 174 carries in 60 games for the Steelers.

Butler's John Aubrey Sr. of Aubrey's Dubbs Dred Golf Course is in first place heading into the second and final day of the Tri-State Open event at New Castle Country Club.Aubrey shot a 4-under par 68 (33-35) on Monday, one stroke ahead of John Aber and Roy Vucinich, both of Allegheny Country Club.Butler Country Club's Robert McClellan is in a nine-way tie for 12th place after shooting a 73.

NEW YORK — Clete Boyer, the third baseman for the champion New York Yankees teams of the 1960s who made an art form of diving stops and throws from his knees, died Monday. He was 70.Boyer died in an Atlanta hospital from complications of a brain hemorrhage, son-in-law Todd Gladden said.Boyer played from 1955-71 with the Yankees, Kansas City Athletics and Atlanta. He helped the Yankees reach the World Series in five straight years from 1960-64, when they won two titles.