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After watching Fernando Tatis Jr. successfully check his swing, Dodgers catcher Will Smith made the Padres pay for a base running mistake.
The Los Angeles Dodgers activated reliever Tanner Scott from the injured list before their key weekend series against the San Diego Padres.
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
Blake Snell is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Yu Darvish for San Diego.
Los Angeles is now two games up in the standings, with a 71-53 record. The Dodgers are on the road for a four game series at Colorado, before these two teams meet up again next weekend, this time in San Diego. The Padres are now 69-55, and will start a four game series against the Giants on Monday.
Dodgers defeat Rockies to maintain one-game lead in NL West. Next, they travel to San Diego for three games with the Padres.