Monday, 4 a.m.

Oh, brother.

Oh, no.

Oh, here we go again.

The stumbling, fumbling Tampa Bay Bucs fell to 0-3 Sunday at Raymond James Stadium, inviting their fans to moan "oh, my heavens." Theys bumbled around, drawing flags and making wayward passes, until they lost to the Minnesota Vikings 23-16.

By now, the Bucs should be used to the feeling. They've lost 10 of their last 12 games.

The Vikings sacked quarterback Baker Mayfield six times. Mayfield hit only 17 of 34 passes for just 217 yards on the day. He finished with a dislocated thumb, which could cost him playing time.

"We're 0-3 and we're a game out of first place, so we have to get our stuff together," coach Todd Bowles said afterward. "We have to reach down. to do more, to a coach, to a person, to a player. We have to do more and figure out what we can do. How can be be better adn come back tomorrow ready to go."

The Bucs committed six penalties for 62 yards, one a holding call on Luke Goedeke that erased an 85-yard touchdown pass to Chris Godwin.

The Bucs fell behind 10-0 quickly. The Vikings drove 40 yards for a 54-yard field goal by Will Reichard, then followed it with an 86-yard punt return by Myles Price. The Bucs came back to tie the game on a 40-yard pass from Mayfield to Ted Hurst III and 28-yard field goal by Chase McLaughlin,

The Vikings went ahead for good on a 41-yard scoring pass from Kyler Murray to Jordan Addison.

McLaughlin added two more field goals to bring the Bucs within a point at 17-16. But Reichart kicked two field goals of his own for the final margin.

The Bucs are 0-3 for the first time since 2014, when Lovie Smith was the coach.

Monday, 3 a.m.

Now, they wait.

The Tampa Bay Rays wrapped up their regular season Sunday in a 7-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, who finally clinched their playoff berth after spending days on the verge.

It was a play-out-the-string effort from the Rays, who had clinched the AL East days earlier. Nick Martinez started, but he wasn't himself. He gave up four runs in 2 2/3 innings of work.

The Phillies jumped to a 7-0 lead.

The Rays made the score respectable largely because of Jonny DeLuca, who hit two home runs. He finished with 11 on the season. The other Rays' run came on a single by Victor Mesa Jr.

Liam Hicks also had two hits for the Rays.

The Rays now await the winner of the Yankees and Red Sox series, which starts Tuesday. Their first game would be on Saturday.

Sunday, 4 a.m.

So, weren't the Philadelphia Phillies supposed to be something fearsome?

The Phillies, on the verge of clinching the playoffs for a week, were clobbered by the Rays Saturday night. It ended up 12-1, and it was every bit as lopsided as it sounded.

The Phillies, shut out on Friday night, had just seven hits on Saturday. They didn't score until they managed an unearned run in the seventh.

The Rays, on the other hand, had one of their best nights offensively. They combined for 17 hits. Victor Mesa Jr. had four hits, his first four-hit game. Yandy Diaz had three hits. Junior Caminero, Liam Hicks and Richie Palacios each had two.

Caminero hit his 42nd home run of the season.

Palacios drove in four runs.

The Rays lost starting pitcher Griffin Jax in the third when he was struck by a line drive.

Philadelphia started pitcher Aaron Nola on two days rest. It didn't pay off. Nola gave up three runs in the first inning and was pulled.

The Rays and Phillies both conclude their regular season today at 3:05 p.m. at Citizens Bank Park. Nick Martinez (15-5) will start for the Rays against Zack Wheeler (13-5). If the Phillies win, they could reach the playoffs yet.