Giants place broom quietly back in cupboard

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesThe San Francisco Giants dropped their 5 game win streak with a 3-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday afternoon.

It was a sleepy series overall after the adrenaline-pumping weekend against the Dodgers. Oracle Park felt quiet with its attendance halved, most fans with one eye on their phones on Monday as the Golden State Warriors took game 5 over the Boston Celtics a couple blocks down the road. But these three games were no gimmes—yet as Wednesday got underway, it felt like the Giants could possibly sleepwalk into another sweep against a developing Kansas City team.

Once again, they made it harder on themselves. Brandon Crawford’s 1,500 game in a…