3 things we learned from the Brewers splitting the series with the Dodgers

2. Devin Williams is still elite and making the league's biggest stars look silly

Devin Williams missed the first three months of the season with two stress fractures in his back. He returned to the mound on July 28 and is performing back to his best. In six games he has given up just three hits, registered three saves, struckout 11 batters and has a 1.50 ERA.

His last three games, one against the Reds and two against the Dodgers, have seen him give up no hits, no walks, strikeout six and record three saves. The most impressive were in games three and four with the Dodgers.

As mentioned, the Brewers were down 0-2 and with a 5-4 lead heading into the ninth of game three, Murphy turned to his star closer and he did the job and then some. Shohei Ohtani flew out, Mookie Betts struck out and Freddie Freeman ground out.

He then showed the winning mentality after the game by saying " I want to get them out. That’s really all that goes through my head. It doesn’t matter what their contract is” when asked about facing Ohtani, Betts and Freeman. Williams continued to say that he might have to do it again and he did just that.

Game four, Brewers up 6-4 heading into the ninth and Wiliams with another three up three down. This time, striking out Andy Pages, Betts and Ohtani before fist pumping the air as the American Family Field crowd stood to applaud their closer.

With Williams back and firing, the Brewers are in a great position for those tight games come October. He will keep pitching his way through the season having missed so much time, but their is no doubt his role is more important than before.