I’m sticking my neck out here but I’ll say Cardinals in 5. The Rangers got hot at all the right times and it’s hard to keep that production up in critical situations. A lot of Texicans here at FR.
You could say the same about the Cardinals.
The Rangers have a solid rotation, they play excellent defense, they have good long relievers, an excellent closer, they are solid all the way down the order, if one player slumps, the others will pick up the slack.....and they have speed.
Carpenter is the only one who I think can shut them down, so if the Rangers win Game One, that might just be it.