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Bourn’s spectacular catch shows experience
- Updated: June 2, 2016
HOUSTON — Given that he’s played 293 career games in the park, Arizona outfielder Michael Bourn might know the cavernous center-field regions of Minute Maid Park better than anyone.
He proved it again in Wednesday’s 5-4 loss in 11 innings to the Astros, snagging Marwin Gonzalez’s 411-foot shot on a leaping catch into the wall just beside Tal’s Hill in the second inning.
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The park is certainly infamous for the sloping mass and 436-foot fence in dead center, but Bourn always deftly navigated it.
Though his catch didn’t come directly on the hill, Bourn said his knowledge of the park still felt instinctual as he sprinted toward the wall.
“I got a good jump on the ball, so I took a peek back and I knew [the hill] was coming up on me,” Bourn said before joking, “I’m glad the wall is padded, though.”
“He made a great catch,” said manager Chip Hale. “He’s made two catches now this season that we …
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