"The Phillies have not announced their complete starting pitching rotation for after the All-Star break, but Roy Halladay's being named National League starter for Tuesday night's All-Star Game almost certainly means he will not pitch this weekend in New York.

Vance Worley will pitch Friday night against the Mets. Cole Hamels will start on Saturday afternoon and Cliff Lee lines up to pitch Sunday.

That will leave Halladay to pitch either Monday or next Tuesday against the Cubs in Wrigley Field. The decision on which day will likely be based on how much Halladay pitches in the All-Star Game.

National League manager Bruce Bochy said he expected Halladay to go "at least a couple of innings." Though Phillies pitching coach Rich Dubee has expressed reservations about Halladay pitching, Bochy said he has received no restrictions from the Phillies on how to use Halladay. There is always a lot of hand-wringing about Halladay's workload – he leads the NL in innings (143 1/3) and pitches thrown (2,148) – but here's one thing to remember: He is one of the smartest people in the game and he would do not anything in an All-Star Game that might jeopardize his chances of making the postseason with the Phillies. If Halladay goes two innings Tuesday night, it's conceivable that he could have a week off before his next start.

"Feeling fresh in the second half is most important," Halladay said. "That's still the goal. If I were to go a little longer pitch count-wise than we wanted we'd take care of that on the back end after the break. I'm hoping to keep it economical and have it be a non-issue."

Halladay spoke to Dubee about his situation and where he falls in the rotation after the All-Star break.

"We didn't get too far into it," Halladay said. "But the second day in Chicago would be an option, too. As long as we handle it OK on the back end we should be fine.""