That’s not entirely true unless the only relevant measure of position is games above or below .500.
The Brewers are 7-8 in the last 15 games that started with that Braves series but their position in the division and wild card races has changed in a couple of pretty significant ways.
While their lead in the division has grown from half a game over the Reds to 2.5 games over the Cubs (who were 6 back) they are now in a 3 team race that includes a Cubs team that has won 16 of its last 21 and has picked up another good bat to add to an already strong lineup.
In the overall NL race they have lost considerable ground to the Dodgers and Phillies, who have gone 11-4 and 11-5 in this period. They have also picked up ground on the stumbling DBacks and Reds. The already slim hopes of getting a first round bye are pretty much gone.
A win today would at least salvage an 8-5 record in this stretch of 13 games against terrible teams where there was an opportunity to pick up more ground. The next 3 weeks against nothing but playoff contenders figures to be more challenging, and the Brewers are going to have to play better than they have the last two weeks to maintain their position.