The Milwaukee Brewers were more than thrilled with how Logan Henderson looked in his return to the big leagues.

Henderson improved to 3-1, even with Chad Patrick making his line look worse than it should've.

Whether or not Henderson should've come out for the sixth is a conversation for another time, but his pitch count was low and he was rolling through five innings of work.

Ultimately, he was charged with three earned runs. Had Patrick not given up a home run immediately after Henderson was pulled, his line would've looked much different. Either way, three earned runs on three hits in 5.0 innings is still an incredible line in his return.

The 24-year-old immediately gave up a leadoff double, but from there settled in and things went according to plan. Had Henderson panicked after allowing a double on the first pitch he threw, things could've gone much, much differently. Thankfully, Henderson was as focused as ever and retired the next three batters in order.

Not only did he retire the next three batters, but he retired 10 straight before giving up another double in the bottom of the fourth. From there, a two-out single cost him as Henderson allowed a run 3.2 innings into his return. 

Henderson came back out in the fifth and, once again, retired the Cardinals in order, but things got dicey in the sixth. 

A crucial six-pitch at-bat went the Cardinals way as Henderson hit a batter while the count as full. He then settled in for a four-pitch strikeout, but the very next batter he faced walked in five pitches.

At that point, pitching coach Chris Hook and manager Pat Murphy had seen enough. The Brewers would go to their bullpen, but that turned out to be a mistake. Patrick gave up a home run on a six pitch battle, one that allowed both of the runners Henderson was responsible for to score. 

All things considered, Henderson still delivered. It's not like Patrick got a blown save or a loss. At that point, the Brewers still led 6-4, and Brice Turang immediately gave them an insurance run in the seventh. 

Henderson may have only thrown 76 pitches, but that is tied for the third most he's thrown in a game this season. Remember, this is a guy who hasn't thrown more than 85 pitches in an outing, so the Brewers were more than justified to pull him when they did.

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