What this week's Dodgers-Mets matchup can teach us about a potential October showdown

For the next three days, the owners of the National League's two best records will share the field when the New York Mets host the Los Angeles Dodgers for three games at Citi Field.

With just over a month left in the regular season before the MLB playoffs begin, it is the perfect time to start looking ahead at what a showdown between two 2022 heavyweights could mean come October, so we asked ESPN MLB experts Bradford Doolittle, Alden Gonzalez, Joon Lee and David Schoenfield to weigh in on what this week's series can tell us about a potential National League Championship Series clash.

The Dodgers have a 7.5-game lead over the Mets for the NL's best record. How reflective of the difference…