PHOENIX - Gerardo Parra hit an inside-the-park home run when Atlanta outfielders Nate McLouth and Jason Heyward collided in the eighth inning, giving the Arizona Diamondbacks a 2-1 victory over the Braves on Wednesday night.
Arizona trailed 1-0 when Parra hit a drive to right-center. The ball hit off the heel of McLouth's glove as he ran into Heyward.
McLouth spun around and fell backward, his head slamming on the ground. He stayed there face-down for several minutes before he was able to get up and walk off the field.
Heyward got up and tracked down the ball to start a relay to the plate that was too late. It was Parra's first career inside-the-park homer and the seventh in Diamondbacks history.