Milwaukee Brewers’ Stephen Vogt slides after being tagged out at home plate in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in San Francisco. Vogt attempted to score on a single by Brewers’ Orlando Arcia. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO-Things were looking good for the San Francisco Giants, but then the seventh inning happened.

Travis Shaw doubled off of Albert Suarez in the top of the seventh inning to score Neil Walker with the eventual game-winning run, as the Milwaukee Brewers came back to defeat the Giants 4-3 before a crowd of 39,523 at AT&T Park.

The Shaw double just after Ryan Braun tied up the game with a sacrifice fly off of Suarez that scored Eric Thames from third base. Thames walked with one out, and then went to third on a Walker double.

With the loss, coupled with the Los Angeles Dodgers victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, the Giants fell 40 games behind the Dodgers in the National League West.

This is the first time since the 1943 season that the Giants have been behind by 40 games in a season. When the season ended, the Giants finished 49.5 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

With a chance to tie up the game in the bottom of the ninth inning, Kelby Tomlinson hit an infield single; however, he was then thrown out at second base by Manny Pina for the first out of the inning.

Corey Knebel was then able to get Jarrett Parker to pop out to Orlando Arcia at shortstop and then struck out Buster Posey for his 27th save of the season.

The throw out of Tomlinson was the second big defensive play by the Brewers in as many innings, as Hector Perez threw out Nick Hundley at the plate on a perfect tag by Pina.

Brandon Crawford hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning to give the Giants the lead. The two-run home run by Crawford also scored Posey, who walked just prior to Crawford’s 11th home run of the season and his first since he went deep against Zach Eflin of the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.

Keon Broxton gave the Brewers the lead in the top of the fourth inning, as his fly ball to Gorkys Hernandez was dropped for an error that allowed former Oakland A’s second baseman Eric Sogard score from first base. Sogard singled with two outs, as he picked up two hits and a walk on the evening.

Broxton drove in the Brewers first run of the game and the series in the top of the second inning, as he singled to score Domingo Santana, who walked with one out in the frame.

Hernandez tied up the game in the bottom of the second inning, as he singled to score Posey, who led off the inning with a single.

It was a tough no-decision for Jimmy Nelson, who pitched five innings, allowing three runs on seven hits, walking three and striking out six.

Like Nelson, it was a tough no-decision for Jeff Samardzija, who pitched six strong innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits, while walking two and striking out four.

NOTES: Matt Moore closes out the series and the home stand, as he takes the mound on Wednesday afternoon, while the Brewers counter with Matt Garza.

Hunter Pence was in the original starting lineup, but was scratched from the game with a tight left hamstring.

Pence made a pinch-hitting appearance in the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs against Anthony Swarzak, and he walked on five pitches.

Johnny Cueto made a rehab start for the Sacramento Rivercats, and he pitched three innings, allowing zero runs on three hits, walking no one and striking out one. Cueto threw 47 pitches 32 strikes.

Cueto was not the only Giants player to be in Sacramento on the evening, as Joe Panik also made a rehab start for the Rivercats, as he went 0-for-2 with a strikeout.

It was the 200th career victory for Brewers manager Craig Counsell, who replaced Ron Roenicke as manager in May of 2015.