SAN DIEGO —— Nutrition is the fuel of a professional athlete, but Jake Peavy might go against the grain and cut vegetables out of his diet.

The Padres' pitcher wasn't exactly singing the praises of healthy eating after a potentially scary, but ultimately just embarrassing incident at his house Monday morning. Peavy was pressing down on a trash bag while taking out the garbage when he sliced the palm of his left hand on the lid of an aluminum can.

"It was like a razor blade," Peavy said. "The green beans weren't worth it last night."

Peavy could afford to quip because the cut was to his nonpitching hand and wasn't very serious, necessitating only a couple stitches. His hand was wrapped Monday afternoon, and tonight when he starts against Arizona his glove will be reinforced with extra padding.

"I thank the good Lord it was the left hand," Peavy said. "It doesn't feel the best in the world, but it's not going to keep me from pitching."

Peavy also received a tetanus shot.

"Now I don't have to get another one until I'm 34," joked the 24-year-old pitcher.

The injury continued a strange season for the Padres' ace, from a physical standpoint. His mouth remained sore Monday from having two wisdom teeth extracted Friday. Three weeks ago, he pitched a shutout at Washington despite a badly jammed middle finger that he sustained two days earlier when a ball bounced off the outfield wall and struck his hand during fielding practice.

And in early June he was affected for almost two weeks by a nasty upper-respiratory infection.

"It's just unbelievable," said Peavy, who's 11-6 with a 2.97 ERA. "It's been one of those years. I hope I'm getting everything out of the way."