There’s just something about the Mets this season. Even if the Dodgers split this series with a win tonight, they’ve already lost the season series, which could make October interesting. Teams’ head-to-head records are the first tiebreaker when it comes to postseason seeding, so if these two teams end up with the same record, the Mets will have home field advantage in a potential matchup.

And the Mets aren’t the only ones: The Dodgers also lost the season series to the Cubs , who would be in the postseason if regular play ended today, and lost two out of three games to the Phillies in April. They’ll have the chance to make up for it in September.

There’s plenty for the Dodgers to learn from this series that could come in handy should the teams face each other in the postseason ag

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