Sunday, 3 a.m.

Two games in, and the question about Jalon Daniels deserves an update:

Is this guy going to settle for the No. 3 spot on the depth chart, or is he aiming even higher.

Daniels, an undrafted rookie, was the star for the second straight week in Saturday night's 16-15 preseason victory over the Kansas City Chiefs at Raymond James Stadium.

Daniels led the Bucs to two touchdowns and a field goal in the second half as the Bucs overcame a 15-7 deficit to win. For the night, he hit nine of 14 passes for 71 yards. It might merit notice that Connor Bazelak, last week's starter, did not play.

Of course, it was a preseason game, which means you only saw brief appearances by the players who matter most. Still, there are some takeaways from the game.

Quarterback: Daniels is the new toy in town, so he's going to get most of the conversation today. But Jake Browning was eight of 11 for 84 yards. He did not lead his team to a score, however. Baker Mayfield played long enough to hit two of four passes for short yardage. Grade: B.

Running back: Sean Tucker ran for 23 yards on five carries and scored the game-winning touchdown. Overall, the Bucs were pretty good, but not great. Grade: C+.

Secondary: Another area of concern. The Chiefs' backups hit 23 of 35 passes. Grade: D.

Offensive line: The Bucs averaged four yards a carry but gave up three sacks (all against Browning). Grade: C.

Defensive line: The Chiefs didn't run for a lot, either. They had 104 yards on 22 carries. Grade: B.

Receivers: No one is risking an injury here. The mainstays didn't play. Grade: C.

Field goal defense: Okay, that's a joke. But Harrison Butker was a star. He hit from 69 yards, 58 yards and 45 yards. Grade: F.

The Bucs play at Jacksonville on Friday night at 7 p.m.

Saturday, 4 a.m.

So far, he is not exactly the cavalry.

So far, Freddy Peralta is just one disappointment in a clubhouse filled with them.

The Tampa Bay Rays continued their slide back toward the rest of the AL East Friday night, losing a 5-3 game to a Baltimore team that has had their number.

It was the seventh loss in the last eight meetings with the Orioles -- a span in which the Rays have given up 59 runs -- and seen their divison lead shrink to three and a half games over the Yankees.

It was Peralta's fourth start, and he's still without a win. He gave up seven hits in seven innings, but two of them left the park.

His first pitch of the night was hit for a double. His second pitch of the night was a run-scoring single. His first pitch of the seocnd inning was a home run.

The Rays scored three runs in the second inning. Two of the runs came on a home run by Kenneth Piper.

Ryan Vilade and Junior Caminero each had two hits for the Rays.

The Rays and Orioles play again at 7 p.m. tonight at Camden Yards. Shane McClanahan (9-6) will start for the Rays against Brandon Young (9-3)/

Friday, 4 a.m.

Remind yourself: they remain in first place.

They are 25 games above .500.

They have won the third-most games in the major leagues.

On the other hand, man, are they playing lousy baseball.

The Rays lost their sixth game in the last eight Thursday, falling 5-1 to the Toronto Blue Jays. It wrapped up a 2-5 homestand against the last two placed teams in the AL East.

-- The Rays' pitching has had a horrible week, giving up 47 runs and 82 hits in the seven games.

-- The Rays' hitting wasn't much better. They managed just four hits Thursday and were one-for-four with runners in scoring position. Toronto's Shane Bieber tamed the Rays over seven innings.

Ian Seymour started Thursday and gave up three home runs (Kazuma Okamoto, Nathan Lukes and Daz Cameron) in his five innings.

Yandy Diaz had two hits for the Rays.

Tampa Bay now travels to Baltimore to play the Orioles at Camden Yards at 7:15 p.m. Freddy Peralta (5-10) will pitch for the Rays against Trevor Rogers (8-8)