Paxton allowed one run on five hits and one walk Friday with seven strikeouts in seven innings in a win at the Twins.

EDGE Analysis

Better defense and Paxton might not have given up any runs. In his last three starts, Paxton has a 2.25 ERA with 19 strikeouts and two unintentional walks. Paxton's summer was interrupted by forearm tightness and then a broken fingernail, but since July 22, he's allowed two runs or less in six of 10 starts. Saturday he easily pitched in the high 90s and had excellent command of his curveball.