SEATTLE — Theoretically, this weekend’s series at T-Mobile Park could be a World Series preview. But the central characters will be different the next time around.

The Dodgers and Seattle Mariners clinched their division titles earlier this week, the Mariners celebrating on Wednesday night and the Dodgers one day later.

The Mariners can still improve their seeding in the American League, so they rolled out their usual lineup on Friday night and left starting pitcher George Kirby in for six innings.

The Dodgers have settled into their No. 3 seed in the National League with their eyes on Tuesday when they will open a best-of-three Wild Card Series at Dodger Stadium. It is the first time since 2018 the Dodgers will not finish with one of the top two records in the NL, so they are cruising

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