Who: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Texas Rangers, series tied 2-2
Where: Rangers Ballpark, Arlington, Texas.
When: 7:05pm CT on FOX
Announcers: Joe Buck and Tim McCarver will call the game live on FOX
Starting Pitchers: Chris Carpenter (3-0, 3.52 ERA in postseason) vs. C.J. Wilson (0-3, 7.17 ERA in postseason)
Lineups: Here is tonight's lineups in Game 5:
| St. Louis Cardinals | Texas Rangers | ||||
| No. | Name | Pos | No. | Name | Pos |
| 1 | Rafael Furcal | SS | 1 | Ian Kinsler | 2B |
| 2 | Allen Craig | RF | 2 | Elvis Andrus | SS |
| 3 | Albert Pujols | 1B | 3 | Josh Hamilton | CF |
| 4 | Matt Holliday | LF | 4 | Michael Young | DH |
| 5 | Lance Berkman | DH | 5 | Adrian Beltre | 3B |
| 6 | David Freese | 3B | 6 | Nelson Cruz | RF |
| 7 | Yadier Molina | C | 7 | David Murphy | LF |
| 8 | Skip Schumaker | CF | 8 | Mike Napoli | C |
| 9 | Nick Punto | 2B | 9 | Mitch Moreland | 1B |
| SP | Chris Carpenter | RHP | SP | C.J. Wilson | LHP |
Last game: Derek Holland arguably pitched the game of his life for the Texas Rangers as his 8.1 shutout innings helped bring the World Series tied at two with the St. Louis Cardinals.
We'll be following the lead-up to this game in this StoryStream. For more on the Cardinals, head on over to Viva El Birdos and on the Rangers checkout Lone Star Ball.