Rangers manager Ron Washington says he isn't worried about what's happened in the past when big left-hander Matt Harrison pitched against the Tigers. And with good reason.
Harrison's history with Detroit isn't pretty -- a 1-4 record with a 6.89 ERA in seven games. But the worst of those losses, an 8-1 setback last June, comes with a fairly large asterisk.
Or at least a very small kidney stone.
Harrison, who will pitch Game 4 of the American League Championship Series on Wednesday at 3:19 p.m. CT on FOX against the Tigers, said Tuesday he passed a stubborn kidney stone later that night in June after giving up eight hits and four runs (three earned) in a four-inning outing.
"I had the kidney stone like three days before," said Harrison, who was taken to a hospital in Cleveland to deal with the issue before his start against the Tigers. "I thought I passed it. But I ended up passing it after that game. So it definitely took a lot of energy out of me before that start."
Harrison wasn't making excuses, however, and only brought up the incident when asked on Tuesday.
"I still should have gone out there and made some better pitches and at least given us a chance to win," said the 26-year-old North Carolina native. "It was a little bit of a rough month right there. Luckily I was able to manage to get through it and keep going."
Harrison also got knocked out of a start in Minnesota by a line drive and battled a blister issue early in the season as well. But he's been a rock in the Rangers' rotation for the past month, going 5-0 with a 2.78 ERA in his past six starts. That includes a five-inning, two-run outing that earned him the win in last week's AL Division Series-clinching 4-3 win over Tampa Bay.
"He found his legs in August," Washington said. "He's been strong since then."
Harrison's other start against Detroit this season was a 5-4 loss on Aug. 3, when he went six innings and gave up four runs on nine hits. He recalls that as a pretty solid outing, marred by a home run to Alex Avila in the sixth inning off a changeup.
"It was a bad pitch," he said. "Other than that, I thought I threw pretty good. They're a tough lineup. They have a lot of righties and it's especially tough against left-handers. The big thing is you have to keep them uncomfortable at the plate."
Harrison's own comfort level figures to have grown by leaps and bounds with his first playoff start now under his belt. The youngster was left off the playoff roster last season during the Rangers' run to the World Series and he's relishing his opportunity this time around.
"Once I got out there, after the first two batters my nerves were calm and it seemed like another game," he said of his ALDS win. "It's been a great experience so far and I'm looking forward to more [on Wednesday].
"After missing the playoffs last year, it meant a lot to me to be able to start in a playoff game and be in the game that we clinched to go on the ALCS."
Now Harrison has a chance to get the Rangers back on track after Detroit rallied for a 5-2 victory on Tuesday that cut Texas' series lead to 2-1. But he will have to deal better with a team that had his number even before the kidney stone. In his seven career games against the Tigers, they've hit .364 with a 1.045 OPS in 31 1/3 innings.
2011年10月12日星期三
2011年9月28日星期三
Prognosis good for Liberty Elementary student
She was bubbling and laughing and bouncing off the walls one day and the next day she was at the doctor’s office hearing a horrifying diagnosis.
That’s about how fast the events of the last few weeks have happened for Kolbye Kaye Hamilton, 6, of Sallisaw.
“She woke up that morning and said her side hurt. She had very obvious blood in her urine,” Kolbye Kaye’s mother, Debra Hamilton, said of the morning of Sept. 8, the day all this began.
“I took her to see Dr. (Jennifer) Scofous here in Sallisaw. Dr. Scofous sent us to Sparks in Fort Smith for a CT scan. They thought she might be passing a kidney stone and blood clots.
“They sent us home with antibiotics. Several days later she was still hurting and there was still a lot of blood in her urine. We knew something wasn’t right. We got Dr. Scofous to refer us to Children’s Hospital in Tulsa. Our first appointment was on the 15th. They did a scan with dye in it,” Hamilton said.
Within 24 hours the pediatric urologist called them to tell them they needed to get back as soon as possible.
“They called us on Friday and said they had found a large mass on her right kidney,” she said. “That’s when we learned about the nephrectomy, the removal of a kidney.”
Less than a week later, her happy, bubbly daughter went into surgery for more than three hours to remove a kidney that had been diagnosed as a stage II Wilms tumor.
Hamilton said the doctors explained that Wilms tumors typically occur in children under the age of eight years old.
“They explained the tumor is a result of a kidney cell that failed to mature before she was born. After a child is born the cell tries to catch up and instead forms a cancer,” Hamilton said.
Doctors operated on Sept. 21 to remove the cancerous kidney. Pathology reports indicated that the cancer had spread to four of the 11 lymph nodes removed with the kidney.
“They put in a port for chemo,” Hamilton said. “Kolbye Kaye has named it Sally. She’s got a good attitude about it. She knows it’s going to save her life.”
Hamilton said the doctors expected her to remain in intensive care for three to five days, but she did so well she was out of ICU in 24 hours and home on Sept. 25.
“She feels good right now. She’ll be homebound, but if she feels like going to school she will be able to,” Hamilton said.
Kolbye Kaye is in Gloria Neer’s first grade class at Liberty Elementary School in Sallisaw.
The next step for this energetic first grader will be 18-24 weeks of chemotherapy and possibly radiation. Blood work every week will be a necessity.
“She’s got a good attitude now, but she doesn’t know about all the side effects, like losing her hair,” Hamilton said.
She said the prognosis is very good as 90 percent of children with a stage II Wilms tumor survive.
“The next year is going to be hard,” Hamilton said. “Up to six months of chemo and then six months for her immune system to get back to normal.”
Family and friends have set up a number of benefits to help the family with the costs of traveling to the hospital and related expenses.
That’s about how fast the events of the last few weeks have happened for Kolbye Kaye Hamilton, 6, of Sallisaw.
“She woke up that morning and said her side hurt. She had very obvious blood in her urine,” Kolbye Kaye’s mother, Debra Hamilton, said of the morning of Sept. 8, the day all this began.
“I took her to see Dr. (Jennifer) Scofous here in Sallisaw. Dr. Scofous sent us to Sparks in Fort Smith for a CT scan. They thought she might be passing a kidney stone and blood clots.
“They sent us home with antibiotics. Several days later she was still hurting and there was still a lot of blood in her urine. We knew something wasn’t right. We got Dr. Scofous to refer us to Children’s Hospital in Tulsa. Our first appointment was on the 15th. They did a scan with dye in it,” Hamilton said.
Within 24 hours the pediatric urologist called them to tell them they needed to get back as soon as possible.
“They called us on Friday and said they had found a large mass on her right kidney,” she said. “That’s when we learned about the nephrectomy, the removal of a kidney.”
Less than a week later, her happy, bubbly daughter went into surgery for more than three hours to remove a kidney that had been diagnosed as a stage II Wilms tumor.
Hamilton said the doctors explained that Wilms tumors typically occur in children under the age of eight years old.
“They explained the tumor is a result of a kidney cell that failed to mature before she was born. After a child is born the cell tries to catch up and instead forms a cancer,” Hamilton said.
Doctors operated on Sept. 21 to remove the cancerous kidney. Pathology reports indicated that the cancer had spread to four of the 11 lymph nodes removed with the kidney.
“They put in a port for chemo,” Hamilton said. “Kolbye Kaye has named it Sally. She’s got a good attitude about it. She knows it’s going to save her life.”
Hamilton said the doctors expected her to remain in intensive care for three to five days, but she did so well she was out of ICU in 24 hours and home on Sept. 25.
“She feels good right now. She’ll be homebound, but if she feels like going to school she will be able to,” Hamilton said.
Kolbye Kaye is in Gloria Neer’s first grade class at Liberty Elementary School in Sallisaw.
The next step for this energetic first grader will be 18-24 weeks of chemotherapy and possibly radiation. Blood work every week will be a necessity.
“She’s got a good attitude now, but she doesn’t know about all the side effects, like losing her hair,” Hamilton said.
She said the prognosis is very good as 90 percent of children with a stage II Wilms tumor survive.
“The next year is going to be hard,” Hamilton said. “Up to six months of chemo and then six months for her immune system to get back to normal.”
Family and friends have set up a number of benefits to help the family with the costs of traveling to the hospital and related expenses.
2011年6月1日星期三
Delhi zoo water not fit for consumption
New Delhi: A year after nearly 20 blackbucks died in the Delhi zoo because of contaminated water, little has been done. A study by the central pollution control board reveals that the water in the zoo remains contaminated.
The report found high levels of dissolved solids - upto 16 times over the permissible limit of 500 milligrams per litre. This can lead to kidney stones and intestinal infections in mammals. High levels of Biological Oxygen demand were found upto 35 milligrams per litre way above the limit of 3 milligrams per litre, beyond which, fish don't survive. The total hardness of the water too was 5 to 8 times beyond the normal.
High levels of Total Dissolved Solids or the minute solid particles found in water ranged from 950 to 8000 mg/litre that is 2 to 16 times more than the permissible limit of 500 mg/L. This can lead to kidney stones and intestinal infections in mammals. High level of Biologial Oxygen Demand or the amount of oxygen required ranged from 19- 35 mg/L in the water bodies. The limit should be just 3mg/L.
The Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh who was at the zoo after the death of a giraffe last week, raised concern.
Jairam Ramesh said, "When I heard of the giraffe, first thing that came to my mind was that the water was contaminated."
Blocked drains at the zoo are also leading to the backflow of the sewage water which is further posing a threat to the health of the animals.
Wildlife activist Kartick said, "It's a city problem basically. MCD/PWD there are so many agencies - they control water supply going out of zoo and if that chanel is not cleared, Delhi zoo will not get its water out."
Zoo officials however maintain that safe drinking water is being supplied to the animals separately.
Water in the hippopotamus pond looks highly contaminated even through the naked eye. While various agencies are on a mission to de-silt the drains, the question is will this happen by the time monsoon arrives when there is always a risk of water logging and sewage contamination.
The report found high levels of dissolved solids - upto 16 times over the permissible limit of 500 milligrams per litre. This can lead to kidney stones and intestinal infections in mammals. High levels of Biological Oxygen demand were found upto 35 milligrams per litre way above the limit of 3 milligrams per litre, beyond which, fish don't survive. The total hardness of the water too was 5 to 8 times beyond the normal.
High levels of Total Dissolved Solids or the minute solid particles found in water ranged from 950 to 8000 mg/litre that is 2 to 16 times more than the permissible limit of 500 mg/L. This can lead to kidney stones and intestinal infections in mammals. High level of Biologial Oxygen Demand or the amount of oxygen required ranged from 19- 35 mg/L in the water bodies. The limit should be just 3mg/L.
The Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh who was at the zoo after the death of a giraffe last week, raised concern.
Jairam Ramesh said, "When I heard of the giraffe, first thing that came to my mind was that the water was contaminated."
Blocked drains at the zoo are also leading to the backflow of the sewage water which is further posing a threat to the health of the animals.
Wildlife activist Kartick said, "It's a city problem basically. MCD/PWD there are so many agencies - they control water supply going out of zoo and if that chanel is not cleared, Delhi zoo will not get its water out."
Zoo officials however maintain that safe drinking water is being supplied to the animals separately.
Water in the hippopotamus pond looks highly contaminated even through the naked eye. While various agencies are on a mission to de-silt the drains, the question is will this happen by the time monsoon arrives when there is always a risk of water logging and sewage contamination.
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