By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO-After seeing what Madison Bumgarner nearly accomplished on Tuesday, Jake Peavy wanted to have a great game in his next outing.

Well, that next outing for Peavy came on Saturday night versus the Milwaukee Brewers, as the right-hander went seven and two-thirds innings, allowing zero runs on just one hit, walking three and striking out eight and the San Francisco Giants defeated the Brewers 3-1 before a crowd of 41,397, the 316th consecutive regular season sellout at AT&T Park.

This was by far Peavy’s best outing since joining the Giants after being acquired from the defending World Champion Boston Red Sox on July 26 in exchange for minor leaguers Edwin Escobar and Heath Hembree.

Mark Reynolds broke up Peavy’s attempt at baseball immortality in the top of the eighth inning, as he singled to right field with one out to break up Peavy’s bid at his first ever no-hitter.

Following the Reynolds single, Bruce Bochy replaced Peavy, who left to a standing ovation; however Peavy’s replacement, Jeremy Affeldt gave up a pinch-hit single to Rickie Weeks.

That would be all for Affeldt, as Bochy brought in Sergio Romo to face Carlos Gomez, who represented the tying run.

Romo was able to get out of the jam, as he struck out Gomez swinging to end the threat and the inning.

Lost in all the hoopla over Peavy’s near no-hitter, was the fact that Brewers pitcher Mike Fiers pitched a great game, despite the fact that he took the loss.

Fiers went seven innings, allowing three runs on seven hits, walking two and striking out nine in the hard fought loss.

Things got interested in the top of the ninth inning, as Santiago Casilla gave up a leadoff double to Jonathan Lucroy, and then a single to Ryan Braun that scored Lucroy.

Aramis Ramirez grounded into a force play that retired Braun at second, and then Scooter Gennett flew out for the second out, and then Khris Davis was hit by a Casilla pitch to put runners at first and second; however Reynolds grounded out to Sandoval, who stepped on third base to end the game.

Peavy became the second Giants pitcher this week to give up just one hit in a game, as Madison Bumgarner lost a perfect game when Justin Morneau of the Colorado Rockies led off the top of the eighth inning with a single on Tuesday night.

After losing his first three starts after being acquired, Peavy has won three out of his last four.

Peavy reached a milestone in the top of the second inning, as he struck out Ramirez for the first out of the inning.

That strikeout was the 2,000th of Peavy’s career, and became the second Giants pitcher this week to join the club.

Peavy’s locker mate, Tim Hudson joined the in Wednesday’s no decision against the Colorado Rockies.

Peavy joins C.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Bartolo Colon and Hudson as active pitchers with 2,000 or more career strikeouts.

This was the fifth straight win for the Giants, their longest winning streak since winning since five in a row from June 4 against the Cincinnati Reds and it coming to an end against the Washington Nationals on June 9.

It was at that point in the season, that the Giants were 42-21 and nine and a half games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West.

Brandon Crawford made the play of the game in the top of the fourth inning, as he backhanded a ball hit by Ramirez, regrouped and threw Ramirez out by a few steps.

Just three innings later, Crawford made an even better play, as he snared a Gennett ball while diving, flipped the ball with his glove to Joe Panik to get Ramirez and then Panik threw to Travis Ishikawa for the final out of the inning.

Ramirez reached in the top of the seventh inning, as he was hit on the forearm by a Peavy pitch with one out.

Michael Morse drove in all the runs that Peavy would need, as he doubled off of Fiers in the bottom of the fourth inning that scored Hunter Pence and Pablo Sandoval.

Sandoval and Pence each hit singles prior to Morse’s double and then Morse himself scored, as Crawford singled after Gregor Blanco flew out to centerfield for the first out of the inning.

Peavy was helped out by another great defensive play in the top of the eighth inning, as Sandoval made a backhanded throw to get Davis at first base by a step.