Darvish (shoulder) will throw another simulated game in the coming days, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
Manager Joe Maddon said everything went off without a hitch during Darvish's 33-pitch simulated outing Wednesday. Assuming the right-hander checks out OK in the coming days, he'll toss another simulated contest -- most likely Sunday -- with an increased pitch count before potentially heading out on a minor-league rehab assignment next week. Darvish, who hasn't pitched for the big club since May 20 and made one rehab appearance June 25 before getting shut down, seems to be trending toward an early-September return to the Chicago rotation.