The series against the Mets is serving as a postseason dress rehearsal for the Dodgers (96-54), who clinched the NL West for a seventh straight season on Tuesday night. Matching Clayton Kershaw, Ryu and Buehler against another team's vaunted trio is the type of thing Los Angeles will be doing next month, when it seeks the franchise's first World Series title since 1988. Kershaw out-dueled the Mets' Noah Syndergaard in the series opener Friday night, when the three-time Cy Young Award winner earned the win after giving up two over 6 1/3 innings in the Dodgers' 9-2 victory.