Charlie Morton scheduled to begin rehab assignment next week

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Charlie Morton said on Saturday he's scheduled to begin a minor league rehab assignment Thursday with the Astros' Class AAA affiliate in Fresno, Calif.

Morton, who's been on the 10-day disabled list since May 28 because of a lat strain, will require multiple starts in his rehab assignment. He said he's scheduled to pitch two innings in his first rehab start but could simulate a third in the bullpen after his outing depending on how he feels.

On Saturday, a day after throwing an extensive bullpen session at Minute Maid Park, Morton proclaimed himself as feeling "great." He will travel with the Astros to Oakland on Sunday night into Monday morning before traveling to Fresno.

"He was very excited based on his last bullpen session, which is good," Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. "He's starting to critique himself on his actual pitching and not how he feels, so that's always a good sign for me and the coaches that he's starting to get to the baseball side of things."