Dodgers activate key reliever Tanner Scott before their big weekend series at San Diego

The Los Angeles Dodgers activated reliever Tanner Scott from the injured list Friday before their key weekend series against the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers optioned right-hander Matt Sauer to make room for Scott, who missed a month with left elbow inflammation. Scott is 1-2 with a 4.14 ERA and 19 saves in 26 chances this season for the Dodgers, who signed the veteran left-hander away from the Padres last January with a four-year, $72 million deal.