Morton threw four innings in Wednesday's simulated game, allowing two runs and recording three strikeouts, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports. "Overall I felt pretty good," Morton said. "The last live [pitching session] I threw was in the lab here, so really, I think my stuff is getting to where it needs to be. ... I felt like I was working on my endurance and still had pretty decent stuff in the fourth [inning]. I'm pretty optimistic about everything overall."
The veteran right-hander faced the quartet of Yandy Diaz, Michael Perez, Daniel Robertson and Joey Wendle and threw 37 of his 47 pitches for strikes. Morton reportedly looked particularly sharp with his breaking ball, but he did allow two hits to Diaz and a home run to deep right field to Perez.