Five questions for Cardinals-Dodgers

— -- It's the Los Angeles Dodgers against the St. Louis Cardinals, arguably the two greatest franchises in the history of the National League, teams that have been playing since 1884 and 1882, respectively. This will mark the fourth time in the past 10 years they have met in the postseason, including last year. It's Dodger Blue against Cardinal Red.

There is a lot of color in this one.

Here are five questions.

What can we expect from Clayton Kershaw?

Where's the Cardinals' offense?

Where's the Dodgers' offense?

What's the health status of the rotations?

How good is the Cardinals' bullpen?

The pick: Dodgers in five