Royals vs. Giants Wednesday afternoon game thread

View of San Francisco Giants former mascot Crazy Crab before game vs Milwaukee Brewers. San Francisco, CA 7/19/2008 CREDIT: Brad Mangin (Photo by Brad Mangin /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)The West Coast trip is not off to a good start with the Royals looking to avoid the sweep in San Francisco today.

Jonathan Heasley goes for the Royals, with three consecutive quality starts under his belt, including the best start of his young career so far in his last start.

Andrew Benintendi sits today, so look for any hugs in the dugout. Michael A. Taylor moves from being the #8 hitter who was pinch-hit for late last night, to hitting #2, arguably the most important spot in the lineup. He must have…