By Jeremy Kahn

AP photo: Johnny Cueto and catcher Buster Posey are all smiles after Cueto shutouts the San Diego Padres 1-0 Tuesday night

SAN FRANCISCO-It looked like for the first four innings of the game that this was going to be the night for history for the San Diego Padres.

Unfortunately, the Padres and their fans will have to wait another night to see the teams’ first no-hitter since the team was founded in 1969.

Denard Span doubled off of James Shields in the bottom of the fifth inning to score Brandon Crawford from second base, as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Padres 1-0 before a crowd of 41,413, the 421st consecutive sellout at AT&T Park.

Crawford broke up Shields’ no-hitter with a single to leadoff the bottom of the fifth inning, then advanced to second on a perfect sacrifice bunt by Johnny Cueto, and then Span’s double brought in Crawford.

Cueto pitched a complete game allowing zero runs on seven hits, walking one and striking out 11 on his way to his fourth win of the season. It was the 100th career win for Cueto.

Shields was the hard luck losing pitcher on the night, as he went seven innings, allowing just one run on three hits, walking four and striking out two, as he saw his record fall to 0-4 on the season.

It looked like the Padres would score the first run of the game in the top of the fifth inning, when Jon Jay beat out the throw from Joe Panik at first base to allow Alexei Ramirez to score from third base; however Bruce Bochy challenged the call saying Brandon Belt caught the ball prior to Jay touching the base. After a 96 second review, the umpires overturned the call and the inning ended on the dazzling double play from Crawford to Panik to Belt.

Ramirez led off the inning with a double, went to third on a flyball by Jemile Weeks, then Adam Rosales walked and then Shields reached on an infield single to load the bases.

Brett Wallace led the top of the eighth inning with a pinch-hit single, then was pre placed on the bases in favor of Travis Jankowski, Cueto then struck out Jay for the second time on the night, the right-hander then struck out Wil Myers and Buster Posey threw out Jankowski to complete the inning-ending double play.

Jankowski was the second base runner thrown out by Posey on the evening, as he threw out Melvin Upton, Jr., for the second out of the fourth inning.