SAN FRANCISCO -- Yusmeiro Petit had all of an hour to prepare for his spot start, and he hadnt thrown off a mound for seven days

SAN FRANCISCO -- Yusmeiro Petit had all of an hour to prepare for his spot start, and he hadnt thrown off a mound for seven days while only playing catch. Lilly Wood Swell . There was no time to study San Diegos hitters, either. Petit dazzled in place of injured ace Matt Cain, pitching six innings to lead the San Francisco Giants past the Padres 6-0 Tuesday night. "Thats my job," said Petit, who was one out from a perfect game last September against Arizona shortly after joining the rotation. "Im prepared for it any time for that, one moment before the game telling me youre going to start the game. Ive done it before. Its normal for me." Angel Pagan led off the first inning with a homer and Buster Posey connected two batters later to give Petit an early boost. Cain was scratched after cutting the tip of his right index finger. Cain was in the clubhouse kitchen making a sandwich and had a knife in his hand when the utensil dropped. Cain tried to catch it and cut his finger about a half-inch at the tip. He took batting practice, but then tried to throw and kept opening the cut. He expects to make his next start, Monday at Pittsburgh. "Its obviously really, really bad timing," Cain said. "Petit did an unbelievable job today. He picked it up and the guys scored a bunch of runs. Hopefully this isnt a big deal ... and it should be fine in a couple days." Petit (2-1) didnt allow a hit until Everth Cabreras leadoff single in the fourth. Hector Sanchez, starting at catcher with Posey at first base, hit a two-run single and a sacrifice fly. Petit allowed three hits with four strikeouts and no walks. It was his first start not allowing a run since he tossed a one-hitter last Sept. 6 at home against Arizona. He lowered his ERA from 3.68 to 2.61. Jean Machi pitched two innings and Santiago Casilla finished the 2-hour, 28-minute, three-hitter, San Franciscos second shutout this season. The Padres were blanked for the fourth time. The Giants said Cain wouldnt require stitches. "What a great effort," manager Bruce Bochy said of Petit. "Any time you lose your starter and the swing guy goes in there and gives you six innings like that, thats such a big lift for the club." Cain, who pitched a perfect game two years ago at AT&T Park, will finish winless in April. He is 0-3 with a 4.35 ERA in five starts. Pagan sent a 1-1 pitch from Eric Stults (1-3) just inside the left-field foul pole for his second homer, then Posey hit his sixth one out later. It was Pagans seventh career leadoff homer and first since May 1, 2013, at Arizona. The Giants hit two homers in the first inning at AT&T Park for the first time since Fred Lewis and Bengie Molina did so on July 22, 2008, against Washington. "Tonight I didnt execute many pitches. I was down in the zone the first time I played them," Stults said. "I knew they were probably going to be aggressive. They usually come out swinging early." Stults was done after 2 2-3 innings, allowing five runs and seven hits. San Diegos Yasmani Grandal made his first career start at first base as manager Bud Black gave struggling Yonder Alonso a break. San Diego will try to win Wednesdays rubber game for their first road series victory this year and snap a nine-series winless streak at AT&T Park dating to a three-game series here from Oct. 1-3, 2010, one that sealed the Giants division title on the way to the citys first World Series championship. NOTES: Padres reliever Donn Roach doubled in the sixth for his first major league hit. ... Home run king Barry Bonds made an appearance at the ballpark. ... Padres OF Seth Smith was available off the bench but missed his fourth straight start as he nurses a strained groin sustained Thursday night against the Nationals. Black said it was "a very good chance" he could start Wednesday. ... Giants RHP Tim Hudson tries for his fourth victory, facing LHP Robbie Erlin (1-3). ... The Giants improved to 11-1 when scoring first. ... It was an usually warm 76 degrees at first pitch. Swell España . -- Mississippis Andrew Ritter said his game-winning, 41-yard field goal felt good off his foot. Swell Travelers España .C. - Blair Jones scored the eventual winner in the third period as the Abbotsford Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Oil Barons 3-2 in American Hockey League action on Friday. http://www.botellasswellespana.com/ .com) - Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant combined for 51 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder took down the struggling Bucks 114-101 on Tuesday.Among the many NFL records set in the 2014 season, most notable — and hardly surprising — was something done by Peyton Manning.The Denver quarterback easily surpassed Brett Favres mark of 508 touchdown passes and stands at 530. Manning, 38, has said he plans to keep playing.Manning and longtime rival Tom Brady also extended their lead for division titles by a quarterback. Brady led the Patriots to their 12th AFC East crown, and Manning won his 11th, his third with the Broncos, to stand 1-2.The Broncos tied San Franciscos mark of 12 straight road divisional victories, dating back to 2010.Other team achievements included four clubs averaging 400 yards on offence per game, a first: New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis and Denver; Dallas becoming the sixth team to go 8-0 on the road; Carolina, despite its 7-8-1 record, becoming the first back-to-back winner of the NFC South; and two comeback marks.There were five rallies to victory from 21 or more points down, and there were 43 comebacks from a 10-point deficit to win. The latter tied the mark set the previous season.The league-wide completion rate (62.6 per cent), passer rating (88.9) and total touchdown passes (807) were at historic levels. So was the interception rate of 2.52 per cent, the lowest of any season in NFL history.An NFL-record nine quarterbacks had 30 or more touchdown passes: Andrew Luck (40), Peyton Manning (39), Aaron Rodgers (38), Tony Romo (34), Brady (33), Drew Brees (33), Ben Roethlisberger (32), Philip Rivers (31) and Eli Manning (30). Brees has passed for at least 30 touchdowns in seven consecutive seasons, extending his NFL-record streak.Roethlisberger became the first player in NFL history with six touchdown passes in consecutive games. Rodgers, with a 112.2 passer rating, is the only player to reach a 100-plus rating in six consecutive seasons.Luck has 12,957 yards passing, eclipsing Peyton Manning (12,287) for the most in a players first three seasons. Seattles Russell Wilson has 36 regular-season wins and 22 home victoriees, the most in the Super Bowl era in a quarterbacks first three seasons. Swell Bottle España. .The Patriots five consecutive seasons of first-round byes is the longest streak since the current playoff format began in 1990.NFL rushing leader DeMarco Murray of Dallas was the first player to rush for at least 100 yards in each of his teams first eight games. Pittsburghs LeVeon Bell had at least 200 yards from scrimmage in three straight games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Walter Payton (1977) as the only players to manage the feat.Four players gained at least 1,500 yards receiving: Antonio Brown, Demaryius Thomas, Julio Jones and Jordy Nelson. Thats tied for most in a season (1995).Detroits Calvin Johnson became the quickest to 10,000 yards receiving, 115 games.Three rookie wide receivers gained at least 1,000 yards through the air: Odell Beckham Jr., Mike Evans and Kelvin Benjamin. Thats an NFL mark.Beckham and Evans each had 12 touchdown receptions, the first time two rookie receivers have had at least 10 TD catches in the same season.Chicagos Matt Forte set a record for running backs with 102 receptions.Special teams certainly contributed to the accomplishments, with the league average of 23.8 yards per kickoff return tying a mark set in 2011.Atlantas Devin Hester has 20 return touchdowns in his career, surpassing Hall of Famer Deion Sanders for the most in NFL history.The Eagles scored 11 return touchdowns (three blocked punts, two kick returns, two punt returns, two interception returns and two fumble returns), with 10 players doing so. The 10 players is a record.Indianapolis kicker Adam Vinatieri, with 140 points this season, became the only player to score 100 or more points in 17 seasons. Philadelphia kicker Cody Parkey scored 150 points, setting the NFL record by a rookie.Houston DE J.J. Watt made 20 1-2 sacks, becoming the first player in NFL history with multiple 20-sack seasons. Watt also had 20 1-2 sacks in 2012.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '