As the season has gone on, Morton’s curveball has gotten closer to the 82.3 mph velocity it was back in his strong 2023 campaign. He has also reduced the horizontal movement and gotten it closer to the 14.3 inches that he had back in the same 2023 season.

Pitching in his first game since Sept. 23, 2023, Brandon Woodruff allowed one run and two hits over six innings to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Sunday. He also notched eight strikeouts.