May 24-26, 2010
David Ortiz drove in two runs and Jon Lester provided solid pitching in a 2-0 defeat of the Rays in St. Petersburg on May 25, 2010. The Sox swept the Rays at the Trop and remained one of the hottest teams in baseball while the Rays went on to struggle in June before going 19-7 to match the Yankees' record in July as the two teams pulled away from the Red Sox in the standings.