When you have Roy Halladay, Jair Jurrjens, Cliff Lee, Tim Lincecum and Clayton Kershaw all on the same pitching staff, you really can’t go wrong, but NL skipper Bruce Bochy just finally announced his starter for Tuesday’s All-Star Game.
According to Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Roy Halladay will get the nod for the National League. He’ll square off against Angels right-hander Jered Weaver, who was announced as the starter for the American League squad yesterday.
Hard to quibble with these choices. While we’ve seen a number of quality starting pitchers ruled ineligible for the game, these two have arguably had the best seasons in their respective leagues.
Halladay is 11-3 with a 2.45 ERA over 19 starts this season. He ranks second in the National League with 138 strikeouts over 143 1/3 innings and first with six complete games.