I remember it well. That game 162 on the road was nerve-wracking and wonderful. Yount had two homers and a triple, and MKE had a 5-run ninth to make it Chafin-proof.
The point about playing .500 is very rational. But I just have to think back to 2018, when the Brewers finished the season 8-0, the Cubs finished 6-3, so it is not as if they handed the division to the Brewers. CHC went 15-12 in September, very respectable, and a .556 winning percentage, and lost a 5 game lead. Brewers went 19-6.