Despite facing elimination in tonight's Game 4 of the World Series, there were originally no alterations planned for the Detroit Tigers starting lineup. However, Tigers catcher Alex Avila was taken out of the batting order after fouling a pitch off his wrist during Saturday's Game 3 loss.

Mother Nature has thrown Simon Cowell and "The X Factor USA" fans a major curve ball. On Wednesday, Oct. 17, Fox abruptly yanked "The X Factor's" Top 16 mid-episode and switched to a baseball game due to poor weather. Rainy weather delayed Game 3 of the National League Championships Series, which ultimately led to the reality show's fans to miss out on the final minutes of what was previously scheduled. "Have no idea what is happening to the schedule tonight," Simon Cowell tweeted. "Have heard the whole episode will be shown next Tuesday. Sorry. It what's known as a total f up," Cowell added.

After defeating the San Francisco Giants 3-1 in a rain delayed game on Wednesday, the St. Louis Cardinals are now just two wins away from a World Series berth. The defending 2011 World Series champions will look to enter the Fall Classic for the fourth time in nine years. Tonight's Game 4 matchup will feature two-time Cy Young award winner Tim Lincecum of the Giants going up against Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals.

The New York Yankees will face off against the Baltimore Orioles in the 5th and final game of the 2012 American League Division Series. The matchup will put an end to what has been a season-filled rivalry of epic proportions. The two teams have now faced each other a total of 22 times this year, and each club has won 11 apiece. The Yankees have scored 103 runs while the Orioles crossed the plate 101 times. To top it off, four of those games (including two in the postseason) have gone into extra innings.