own tried to play through broken ribs. McCown eventually missed two games, returned and was lost for the season with a broken left collarbone.As of Sunday evening, McCown and rookie Ke

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Justin Verlander flopped in his Texas showdown with Yu Darvish. The Japanese star was about to do the same until he settled down after the pitching duel fizzled. Geovany Soto ended Verlanders night with a three-run homer that capped a seven-run third, and Darvish needed a career-high 130 pitches to get through eight innings in the Texas Rangers 10-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday. Darvish gave up a home run to Jhonny Peralta, the first batter he faced after the Texas outburst that sent a shell-shocked Verlander to the Detroit dugout in his shortest outing in nearly three years. The drive made it three straight games with two homers allowed for Darvish, and pulled Detroit to 8-4. Then the right-hander retired 15 of the final 16 Tigers he faced, including 10 straight. "The thing about Yu Darvish, he bends but he never breaks," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "Thats a tremendous lineup he went through. After that third inning, he settled in and found something that was working and he continued to pitch." Sotos drive just over the wall in left field came after Verlander walked in two runs -- he had three previous bases-loaded walks in his career. Mitch Morelands two-out double broke a 3-all tie before Sotos drive put Texas ahead 8-3. "It wasnt much of a night to begin with but Id definitely say the whole game kind of carry-over from my last start," said Verlander, who was coming off his worst outing of the year in a loss to Cleveland. "Im not somebody who is going to go home and pout about this, Im somebody who is going to figure it out and figure it out in a hurry." Darvish (7-1) won his fifth straight decision despite allowing two home runs for the third start in a row. Baseballs strikeout leader matched his season low with six strikeouts, and didnt get the last one until Washington decided to bring him back out for the eighth even though hed already thrown 115 pitches. "Wash asked me if I could go longer and he seemed like he wanted to go a little bit longer," Darvish said. "And I felt really good so I wanted to go. The bullpen guys were pretty used up in that last series so I wanted to go." Verlander (4-4) gave up six hits with two walks and three strikeouts in 2 2-3 innings, his shortest outing since going two innings in a 14-6 loss to the New York Mets on June 22, 2010. The 2011 AL MVP and Cy Young winner had allowed just four earned runs in four previous starts at Rangers Ballpark. It was actually the second time in Verlanders last 16 starts dating to last season that hes allowed eight runs, his career high. He did it in a 9-8 loss to Kansas City last August. "It was one of those where I think everybody in the world was looking for the matchup and it didnt turn out too good," Detroit manager Jim Leyland said. "Those two guys out there and there were 12 runs scored -- I dont think anybody expected that. We probably let down the audience a little bit." Two nights after hitting two home runs in Oakland, Moreland had two doubles and three RBIs and pushed his batting average to .296 less than a month after he was hitting .157. Darvish ran into trouble first when five of the first six Detroit hitters in the third inning reached, starting with Don Kellys first home run of the season into the lower porch in right field. Torii Hunter and Victor Martinez had sacrifice flies to put the Tigers ahead 3-1. Verlander, the ALs strikeout leader the past two years, gave up consecutive singles to start the first and third innings. The Rangers scored just once in the first, but the right-hander couldnt survive the third once his control escaped him. After Verlander hit Ian Kinsler with a curveball to loaded the bases, Elvis Andrus walked to score a run before Lance Berkman struck out on check swing on a pitch so high it bounced off the bricks behind home plate and came straight back to the catcher Kelly. Adrian Beltre walked to tie the score, and the hits from Moreland and Soto came after one of three strikeouts by Nelson Cruz, who hit his 11th homer. Between them, Verlander and Darvish threw 74 pitches in the third inning and allowed 12 base runners and 10 runs. It wasnt quite the duel fans expected in Arlingtons most anticipated pitching matchup since Nolan Ryan beat Roger Clemens 2-1 in 1989. "They both had a bad third inning," Leyland said. "Justin was just quite worse than his but his wasnt too good either. We really grinded out our at-bats and they did, too. Thats one thing this club does and thats one thing we do, too." NOTES: The Rangers landed in Texas about 1:30 a.m. Thursday, following an afternoon game in Oakland after their charter flight was diverted to Albuquerque, N.M., because of severe storms in the Dallas area. At least six people died after tornadoes struck Granbury, about 50 miles southwest of Arlington. ... The Tigers sent RHP Al Alburquerque to Triple-A Toledo to work out issues with his control. He has 26 strikeouts in 14 1-3 innings, but has walked 13 and thrown six wild pitches. RHP Evan Reed was called up and made his major league debut in the sixth. ... Rangers C A.J. Pierzynski (strained oblique) took batting practice Thursday and could go on a short rehab assignment starting Sunday. Hes eligible to come off the disabled list Tuesday. ... Kinsler tied the Rangers record held by Rafael Palmeiro with his 54th hit by pitch when Verlander plunked him on the shoulder with a curveball. Stitched NFL Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Authentic . 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Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Cody Kessler will start Sunday against Miami while Josh McCown deals with a shoulder injury.Browns coach Hue Jackson said McCown is considered week to week, but its likely he will miss a couple of games.He is one of the toughest human beings I have seen play in a long time, Jackson said of McCown. He showed tremendous grit yesterday hanging in there.The Browns will start their third quarterback of the season and fifth in five games. McCown started Sunday in place of Robert Griffin III, out for a minimum of eight games after he was injured in Week 1. Johnny Manziel started in Week 15 last season, and Austin Davis was under center for the last game.After this past Sundays 25-20 home-opening loss to the Baltimore Ravens, McCown said his left shoulder and arm were all right and that he planned to play in Miami.Kessler will be the 26th quarterback to start for Cleveland since 1999. The surprise third-round pick struggled during training camp and the exhibition season while learning Jacksons offense.Youd love to have that luxury (of a veteran), but sometimes youre not afforded that, Jackson said, adding that the team will scour the waiver wire.The Browns also lost starting center Cameron Erving (bruised lung) and rookie defensive end Carl Nassib (broken hand) against the Ravens.Jackson said that Erving will miss Sundays game and be week to week. Nassib will need surgery, will be out this week, but will be week to week after that. Jackson said its the kind of injury he can protect with a pad or cast and play.Late in the first quarter Sunday, McCown left for the locker room to have his left shoulder examined. 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Names such as Matt Flynn, T.J. Yates, Charlie Whitehurst, Tarvaris Jackson and Jimmy Clausen also might circulate. And the Browns could try the longshot move of talking Jason Campbell out of retirement; Campbell played for Jackson in Oakland.But with Jimmy Garoppolo injured and Tom Brady suspended, the Patriots also are looking for a quarterback, so the Browns would have competition for the top free agents.Meanwhile, the Browns have to move on despite the chaos at the quarterback position.This is pro football and these things happen. Maybe not to to this degree anyplace Ive been, Jackson said. Ive been toughened before.Jackson added: Were not getting dragged under, I promise you that. Were going to keep fighting.Information from ESPNs Pat McManamon and the Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '