ANAHEIM, Calif. — Louis Varland threw more fastballs, Willi Castro pulled off a squeeze play, Byron Buxton refused to stop at second base and Trevor Larnach circled the bases because the Angels couldn't stop him. The Twins used all that extra aggression, bordering on cheekiness, Saturday night and it earned them a 6-2 victory at Angel Stadium.
Now they have to hope it wasn't too much.
Buxton reached base three times, once beating out a double-play relay and twice drawing walks. On the two occasions that Kyle Farmer followed him by hitting singles to the outfield, Buxton hustled around second base and raced to third, sliding head-first each time.