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The Rays opened Spring Training at the renovated stadium on February 14, 2009. They lost their first Spring Training game to the Cincinnati Reds on February 25, 7–0. Their first Spring Training home win came on February 27, a 12–4 win over the Boston Red Sox. On February 3, 2010, the Rays announced a naming rights deal with The Mosaic Company.
Arhynchobatidae is a family of skates whose members are commonly known as the softnose skates. It belongs to the order Rajiformes in the superorder Batoidea of rays . At least 104 species have been described, in 13 genera.
Molecular evidence refutes the hypothesis that skates and rays are derived sharks. [10] The monophyly of the skates , the stingrays , and the electric rays has long been generally accepted. Along with Rhinopristiformes , these comprise the four traditionally accepted major batoid lineages, as in Nelson's 2006 Fishes of the World .
Benthic rays rely entirely on rajiform locomotion. Another difference between the two is the role of the tail. Skates have larger tails with fins on them and they use them during turns. [6] The tails of rays appear to serve no function in swimming. Some rays, known as stingrays have a venomous barb on their tail that they whip around to defend ...
The Red Sox avenged their 2011 collapse and 2008 ALCS series loss to the Rays in the 2013 American League Division Series, beating Tampa Bay in four games. The Red Sox would go on to win the World Series in 2013 , their third championship in nine seasons.
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Skates are cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea of rays. More than 150 species have been described, in 17 genera. [ 2 ] Softnose skates and pygmy skates were previously treated as subfamilies of Rajidae (Arhynchobatinae and Gurgesiellinae), but are now considered as distinct families. [ 2 ]
The 2020 American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven series in Major League Baseball's 2020 postseason between the two American League Division Series winners, the defending American League Champion and sixth-seeded Houston Astros and the top-seeded Tampa Bay Rays, for the American League (AL) pennant and the right to play in the 2020 World Series.