LA Dodgers activate Howie Kendrick from disabled list

Dodgers second baseman Howie Kendrick was having a fine season until he went down with a hamstring injury nearly six weeks ago. The Dodgers on Friday activated Kendrick, who had not played since Aug. 9.That brought a smile to the face of manager Don Mattingly, who did not start Kendrick in Friday's series opener with the Pittsburgh Pirates but declared him 100 percent ready to roll.