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With an undefeated Japanese squad standing between Team USA and a spot in the World Baseball Classic championship game, the Americans will almost certainly need a strong showing on the mound Tuesday night to advance. For that, they will turn to… the fourth starter from the Washington Nationals.
Tanner Roark is expected to pitch for the U.S. at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, while the likes of Clayton Kershaw, Madison Bumgarner and Noah Syndergaard toil away in exhibitions in Florida and Arizona. They, and many of the other…