BEREA, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns quarterback derby is heading down the homestretch. China Jerseys Wholesale . Coach Mike Pettine said Sunday he plans to name his starting quarterback shortly after the teams Aug. 18 preseason game in Washington. The winner of the competition between Brian Hoyer and rookie Johnny Manziel will start Clevelands third preseason contest -- Aug. 23 at home against the Rams -- and sit out its final game Aug. 28 against Chicago. "I wouldnt say its 1,000 per cent etched in stone, but I would like it decided before the third preseason game," Pettine said. "If we have a starter that gets a lot of time in that game, then has all the practice time after that, we feel like hell be ready to go for the opener (Sept. 7 in Pittsburgh)." Hoyer tops the Browns official depth chart, but he will split first-team snaps with 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Manziel at training camp this week. Pettine declined to say which player would start Clevelands next preseason game, a nationally televised matchup with the Redskins, calling the battle "too close to call." "If there was a clear-cut favourite at this point, it would probably mean one of them was not playing well," the first-year coach said. "Thats not the case here. I think weve got two guys that could be full-time NFL starters. It will all come down to who gives us the best chance to win. Thats the bottom line." Hoyer, who is recovering from reconstructive right knee surgery, started the Browns preseason opener Saturday in Detroit. The Northeast Ohio native completed 6 of 14 passes for 92 yards, leading the first-team offence to two field goals in three drives in a 13-12 loss. Manziel was 7 of 11 for 63 yards while playing most of the second quarter and all of the third. The No. 22 overall draft pick out of Texas A&M drove Clevelands second- and third-teamers to one field goal in four possessions. "Brian got 24 snaps, Johnny got 25, and I thought they both settled in quickly and were solid," Pettine said. "They had different supporting casts, but it was good tape for both of them. Both operated the offence efficiently, but I also thought there were plays they would like back." Neither quarterback was sacked or committed a turnover, while displaying their unique skill sets against the Lions aggressive defensive line. Manziel, who is listed at 6-foot and 210 pounds, was eager to roll out and improvise as he did in college. He scrambled five times for 26 yards, including a 16-yard gain on third-and-8, and avoided most contact. "Johnny does have a certain skill set that we hope to take advantage of," Pettine said. "If he is out there, were going to look at everything involved." The 6-2, 215-pound Hoyer stayed strong in the pocket despite pressure from Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley, taking several hits in his first action since tearing his anterior cruciate ligament last Oct. 3 against Buffalo. He went 3-0 as the Browns starter before the injury. All things being equal, general manager Ray Farmer and Pettine have said they would prefer starting the season with a veteran -- like sixth-year pro Hoyer -- under centre. It remains to be seen if it is a close call when they have to make a decision on the starter. "Johnny has made some improvement, a lot of improvement since minicamp," Pettine said. "As weve said before, it was him against the playbook, and hes got a pretty firm grasp of it. Hes really gone from one extreme to another. "Brian, on the other hand, has been solid all the way through. Its not going to be an easy choice, but were confident that well make the right one." 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And hes going to go out there and know how to pitch." Chris Young hit a two-run homer, and Wright had an RBI double and an outstanding sliding, over-the-shoulder catch of a foul popup with his back to the plate as the Mets took two of three in the series. Pitching a day before his 28th birthday, Gee (2-1) had the longest outing of a Mets pitcher since last August. He struck out six, walked four and threw 110 pitches -- his high since May 30, 2012, against Philadelphia. That was six weeks before season-ending surgery to repair a damaged artery in his right shoulder. He tried to talk Mets manager Terry Collins into letting him get a complete game. Gee has just four in 162 pro starts over eight years. "CG chances dont come along that often. It would have been nice," Gee said. Collins wasnt taking any chances, especially after Gee needed 23 pitches to navigate a 1-2-3 eighth. Coming in, batters were hitting .187 off Gee through the first six innings and .385 from the seventh on. "The one thing I didnt want to have happen is fourth time through the lineup, to have him hang a slider with a 113th pitch and have something go into the seats," Collins said. Gee is 12-6 with a 2.75 ERA since last May 30. Thats the eighth-best ERA in the major leagues, according to STATS, just ahead of Adam Wainwright and Madison Bumgarner. "Probably pretty under the radar, like I think a lot of players in this room," Wright said. "We dont necessarily have a lineup full or a pitching rotation full of household names." Carlos Torres followed with a perfect ninth that finished a thrree-hitter. China Jerseys 2022. The Marlins felt flummoxed by Gee, who is 3-0 in five starts against them "Hes got a good sinker. He uses a cutter, curveball. Hes always got that changeup," Jarrod Saltalamacchia said. Tom Koehler (2-2), who was born in Bronx and grew up in New Rochelle, allowed four runs, five hits and four walks in five innings. New York went ahead in the second when Daniel Murphy walked, Young was hit by a pitch and Lucas Duda looped a ground-rule double down the left-field line that landed about a foot fair and bounced into the seats. Curtis Granderson walked leading off the three-run fifth and came home when Wright doubled to the base of the left-field wall, only his third extra-base hit since an opening day home run. After Murphy grounded out, Young had four straight fouls before sending a hanging slider into the left-field seats on the 11th pitch of his at-bat and the 22nd pitch to him from Koehler on the afternoon. "I kind of saw everything he had, and I think the advantage leans a little more toward my way," Young said. There was some superb glovework: Murphy made a barehand pickup of a three-hopper on the shortstop side of second to throw out Marcell Ozuna in the first; and Wright made the glamorous grab on Casey McGehees fourth-inning foul pop about 70 feet beyond third base. "Its kind of a panic slide because you dont want to go barrelling into that tarp," Wright said. New York completed a 6-4 homestand, leaving its record at 14-11. "Its impossible to beat your chest and kind of walk with a little pep in your step when youre not winning," Wright said. "You start taking care of business at home, you kind of gain that confidence and I think that that kind of shows on the field." NOTES: Mets pitchers are 0 for 41 at the plate this year, the longest hitless streak for any teams pitchers starting a season since at least 1974, according to STATS. The Braves began 2008 and 11 with 0 for 39 slides. ... Murphy has succeeded in 27 consecutive stolen-base attempts, six shy of Kevin McReynolds Mets record. ... New York is 6-0 when Recker starts this season. ... Jon Niese (1-2) starts the Mets series opener on Tuesday at Philadelphia, where Cole Hamels (0-1) makes his first home appearance this season. ' ' '