That could change come Tuesday night, when the Mets send young ace Matt Harvey to the mound against the Yankees' most consistent starter, Hiroki Kuroda, in the second of four straight games between the teams.

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It was Coates' second straight Superstock victory and it leaves the local ace 28 points behind championship leader Paul Young.

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There are those moments, though, that the New York Yankees' manager has to remind himself the Japanese ace is not one of the many young faces in his clubhouse.

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Washington Nationals ace Gio Gonzalez was considered one of the favorites for the 2012 NL Cy Young award, and 39-year-old Bartolo Colon had a renaissance season last year, posting his best numbers since 2005.

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