The United States punched its ticket to the World Baseball Classic title game on Sunday night, cruising to victory against Cuba in the semifinals via a score of 14–2. While the Americans await the result of the Mexico vs. Japan semifinal on the opposite side of the bracket, manager Mark DeRosa hinted at the team's pitching plans for the title game.
Via USA TODAY's Bob Nightengale, DeRosa suggested that Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly would be toeing the rubber for the USA on Tuesday in Miami.
While DeRosa didn't definitively declare Kelly as the starting pitcher, he indicated that the 34-year-old was in line to start.
