Two of the National League's best pitchers will face each other on Wednesday night when the Diamondbacks play host to the Padres. Here's your Daily Sports Roundup . . .

Event of the day . . .

The Padres are going nowhere this season, even in the weak NL West division. That hasn't helped ace Jake Peavy in the win-loss column, as he's 9-8 overall and the team is just 4-6 in his last 10 trips to the mound. However, the righthander gave up more than three earned runs in just one of those 10 contests, lowering his ERA on the season to 2.61. Peavy faced the Diamondbacks back on July 5, and took no chances in securing the win - he held Arizona scoreless on three hits over seven innings.

Peavy's opponent in Wednesday night's contest will be D-Backs second banana Dan Haren, who pitches in the shadow of Cy Young candidate Brandon Webb. Haren has picked up the victory in four of his last five starts, and he's coming off a strong outing against the Rockies (two earned runs on seven hits over eight innings) which lowered his ERA to only 2.96. The righthander took on the Padres on July 4 and was the hard-luck loser after allowing just two earned runs on seven hits over seven innings.

Non-event of the day . . .

We go from Peavy vs. Haren to . . . Robertson vs. Millwood. Detroit's Nate Robertson is 7-9 on the season with a 5.87 ERA, while Texas' Kevin Millwood is 6-7 with a 5.58 ERA so far this year. Those two veteran hurlers will try to keep the ball in the park on Wednesday night when the Rangers host the Tigers. Detroit has lost six of Robertson's past 10 outings, and Texas has taken the loss in each of Millwood's past four starts.

Also on the schedule . . .

Minnesota's Francisco Liriano (3-3, 4.97 ERA) will try to add to Oakland's woes when he takes on Dallas Braden (3-2, 4.50 ERA) on Wednesday night. Also on the American League schedule: Seattle at the White Sox, Boston at Baltimore, Kansas City at Cleveland, the Yankees at Toronto, and the Angels at Tampa Bay.

The Mets and Braves will clash in New York on Wednesday, with Mike Pelfrey (11-8, 3.91 ERA) going up against Jair Jurrjens (11-8, 3.15 ERA). Other National League games on the day: Houston at Milwaukee, Washington at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at the Cubs, Pittsburgh at St. Louis, Colorado at the Dodgers, and Florida at San Francisco.

News from the wire . . .

The Dodgers bolstered their starting rotation by picking up Greg Maddux from the Padres; the future Hall of Fame righthander went 6-9 with a 3.99 ERA for San Diego this season . . . the Bengals decided to re-sign troubled wide receiver Chris Henry, who is suspended until Week 5 of the regular season; Henry's signing gives the team some insurance in case Chad Johnson's shoulder injury is worse than first reported.

Peek at the future . . .

Maddux had been scheduled to pitch for the Padres against the D-Backs on Thursday; instead they'll have to find someone else to take on Brandon Webb (18-4, 2.85 ERA) . . . Kyle Orton has been named the Bears' starting QB, and he'll lead the team into their preseason contest against the Niners on Thursday . . . the PGA Tour's playoffs begin with The Barclays at Ridgewood Country Club in New Jersey on Thursday morning.