Bourn triples twice vs. former club

PHOENIX — Even though Michael Bourn was playing the team that released him before the season started, that wasn’t on the D-backs outfielder’s mind as he was walloping triples into the gap.

Bourn collected four hits, including a pair of three-baggers, in Arizona’s 11-inning, 10-9 victory over the Braves on Wednesday night at Chase Field. The veteran may have been showing his former team that he can still play at a high level, but that’s not what he set out to do.

“I know I’m playing my old team, but I just try to focus on the game,” Bourn said. “I was able to focus on the game today.”

Bourn helped the D-backs pull out the win, even though it took nearly five hours to accomplish that.

In the first, Bourn tripled to right-center field, later scoring the game’s first run on a …

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