anyway, I think the Astros will take this in 5. Don't have a great feeling about this series, Astros have dominated the Rangers since 2017 and most importantly, this season as well. Very hard for a team to go from winning 68 games to going to the World Series the next year especially having to go through the defending champs unless there's a big talent disparity. The 2010 Rangers went to the WS the first time they were in the postseason and beat the defending champs (Yankees), but they were ridiculously loaded on offense, signed Cliff Lee, and made steady progress leading up to that season. This year's team is legit, but rare to see a team make such a big leap.
I hope I'm wrong, but I don't see the Astros bats going cold like the Rays and Orioles. Even though Houston only won 90 games, it seems like they've always been able to win when needed this season against anybody. Also, the bullpen is still what it is and won't have the luxury of being able to go in with 6+ run leads every game