The Milwaukee Brewers pitching rotation took a huge hit when they lost Logan Henderson, but thankfully, the 24-year-old seems to be on his way back.

Henderson made his first rehab start with Triple-A Nashville on Sunday, June 28, in a game where he struck out seven in three scoreless innings.

The right-handed pitcher was placed on the 15-day Injured List after his start on Friday, May 22. Even though he went five scoreless innings against the back-to-back World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers and struck out seven, he still was placed on the IL due to a lower back strain.

Milwaukee would love to have Henderson back before the All-Star break, and his rehab outing proved he's ready to go, should Milwaukee choose to activate him after their four-game slate against the Cincinnati Reds.

The Brewers knew they'd have a tight leash on Henderson in the minors, and he was held to 50 pitches in his first time on the mound in over a month.

Overall, Henderson's start went according to plan. He allowed just one hit and one walk in three scoreless innings, where he left the game with seven strikeouts. For what it's worth, he did come out for the fourth inning where he faced two batters.

Henderson threw 32 strikes in 50 pitches. Of the nine outs he recorded, seven were strikeouts, one was a groundout, and one was a flyout.

First Horizon Park was able to cheer on the Brewers pitcher in a game that saw the Nashville Sounds give him run support early. Seeing as Henderson only went three innings, he didn't get a decision, but he contributed to a 7-0 Sounds victory.

Henderson's first pitch was a 92.7 mph four-seamer that was way up and in for ball one. His next pitch was an 87.6 mph cutter that was called a strike, and he reached back to hit 93.8 mph on his next four-seamer.

It was an 12-pitch first inning for Henderson, one that saw him record a pair of strikeouts on eight pitches. 

In the top of the second, Henderson struck out the side on 14 pitches. Oddly enough, his fourth strikeout of the game came to a pitch-clock violation by the batter.

Henderson topped out at 94.3 mph, a four-seamer that was thrown in the second inning. 

From the top of the first to the top of the third, Henderson recorded seven straight strikeouts. He didn't allow a hit until he came back out for the fourth inning, one that saw him give up a single to left field. The lone hit Henderson allowed came on a 93.5 mph four-seamer and was 81.4 mph off the bat.

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