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6 IP, 0 ER, 9 K with only 3 singles and 2 walks.   Here's the play-by-play.
Assuming it's smooth sailing from here, you can (from the cheap seats) construe Paxton's two wild games as nothing too worrisome.  A third wild game in a row would have been cause for alarm.
G-Money mentioned about "not getting the curve over" and often in the minor leagues, maybe usually in the minor leagues, that means that the ump doesn't know how to call the pitch.  Don't know if that was a factor for Paxton, but would like more info on it.
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Anyway, 6 of Paxton's 9 strikeouts were called, usually indicating a yellow hammer that froze the hitter, so again we wonder to what extent the ump was simply calling it today.
Paxton with 31 strikeouts in 21 innings.  That kind of nuclear stuff from a lefty - we hear Jason (echo'ing the scouts) now talking TOR for Hultzen, but routinely talking #1 starter for Paxton.  #1 starter in scout-speak means one of the six best pitchers in the game.  People are starting to realize where Paxton's template is headed.