Walt Weiss Isn't Worried About Atlanta Braves After Losing Series to Mets

The Atlanta Braves fell 8-1 to the New York Mets on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field, dropping two of three games to a division rival sitting in last place in the NL East.

Bryce Elder got tagged early and the offense never found a rhythm against Freddy Peralta, who earned the win in a game that felt over before it truly started.

It was a rough ending to a road trip that saw Atlanta drop back-to-back series for the first time all season.

After the game, first-year manager Walt Weiss didn't sound too bothered.

"They'll be fine. It felt like, and looked like, maybe Thursday night caught up to us," Weiss said. "But no excuse there, it's just what it felt like. But yeah, off-day tomorrow, get a nice little reboot and we know we'll be ready to play on Tuesday."

The Thursday night he was referring to was the postponed series finale against the White Sox, where the Braves sat through an extended rain delay at Rate Field while tornado warnings swept the Chicago area before the game was eventually called off.

From there the club flew to New York to open a weekend series with the Mets, and by Sunday the wear from all of it seemed to show.

Even with the series loss, Atlanta sits at 46-25 and still owns the best record in all of Major League Baseball.

The second-place Philadelphia Phillies are eight games back at 38-33, and the rest of the division trails by double digits.

That cushion is exactly what gets built when a club plays as well as the Braves have through two and a half months.

The turnaround from a year ago has been one of the bigger storylines in the sport.

After a 76-86 finish in 2025 that saw Brian Snitker retire as manager, the front office brought in Weiss to reset the culture, and the early returns have gone beyond what most people expected.

Atlanta is on pace for over 100 wins, the rotation has stayed healthy enough to compete every night, and the lineup has been getting production from up and down the order.

Monday's off-day gives the Braves a chance to catch their breath before hosting the San Francisco Giants for a three-game series at Truist Park starting Tuesday.

Grant Holmes is expected to get the ball in the opener after going 4-2 with a 4.05 ERA through his first 12 starts this year.

Losing two of three to a last-place team stings, but it doesn't change anything about where Atlanta stands in the division or the bigger playoff picture.

Every club goes through flat stretches over the course of 162 games, and the Braves have won more than enough to absorb a bad week without losing any real ground.

Weiss seems to know that, and his tone after Sunday's loss suggested the players do too.