The Los Angeles Dodgers activated reliever Tanner Scott from the injured list before their key weekend series against the San Diego Padres.

After watching Fernando Tatis Jr. successfully check his swing, Dodgers catcher Will Smith made the Padres pay for a base running mistake.

The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers are in a battle for the NL West crown. The Padres held a one-game lead on the division heading into a series agains

Yu Darvish combined with three relievers on a three-hitter, and the San Diego Padres pulled even with the Los Angeles Dodgers atop the NL West once again with a 2-1 victory Friday night. Manny Machado had an RBI single and scored in the fourth inning for the Padres,

Los Angeles has won eight of 10 so far this season, but Padres trail by just a game heading into final matchups of the season

Blake Snell is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Yu Darvish for San Diego.

LOS ANGELES — It was touted as the biggest series of the month. It was billed as a potential passing of the torch, with the San Diego Padres threatening to win the National League West for the first time in 19 years. Instead, Sunday’s finale ended in a three-game sweep — and a relatively convincing one, at that.

Dodgers defeat Rockies to maintain one-game lead in NL West. Next, they travel to San Diego for three games with the Padres.