Game 4: RANGERS 6, MARINERS 4

Erik Bedard took the mound for his first big league start since 2009 and got knocked around a bit. Surprisingly, Elvis Andrus went deep off Bedard in the first, this being the first home run in the big leagues that Andrus has hit since he last faced Bedard. Unsurprisingly, Nelson Cruz also went deep. All in all, not a well pitched game. However, the Mariners grinded through this one, out hitting the Rangers 10-7 and staying in contention for the win till the bitter end. Once again, Justin Smoak doubled, bringing his batting average up to .385. Milton Bradley went 3-4 to bring his average up to .353, Olivo also had a few hits and an rbi. Sure, they lost this one to a team expected to beat them, but at least the bats didn't look completely feeble as they may have a year ago.