Cards confident thanks to past success vs. Kershaw

Without adding any context, Friday’s Game 1 matchup between Clayton Kershaw and the Cardinals’ offense would seem to skew heavily in favor of the Dodgers. Producing sufficient run support off the game’s best pitcher seems an overwhelming task for the Cards, whose offensive struggles were masked only because of terrific pitching. But what seems a mismatch on paper may hardly be one, as the Cardinals actually have a track record of success (relative success, albeit) against the Dodgers lefty.