Zach Ehrhard’s inside-the-park grand slam lifts OKC in rare feat

Zach Ehrhard did something Triple-A almost never sees: the Dodgers’ No. 17 prospect turned a 102 mph blast into an inside-the-park grand slam, and Oklahoma City rode the rarity to a 9-6 win over Albuquerque at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park.

The play came in the second inning Tuesday night in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after Isotopes left-hander Luis Peralta had already walked the bases loaded and walked in a run. With two outs and everyone moving on contact, Ehrhard sent a fly ball off the left-center field wall. It kicked into the center-field warning track, and he never slowed down, racing home in 15.40 seconds while the Comets cleared the bases behind him.

That is the part Dodgers fans should file away. Ehrhard’s night was not just a freak bounce or a one-off scramble around the bases. It was the cleanest possible snapshot of why he matters: legitimate pull-side power paired with speed that can turn a routine extra-base hit into a four-run swing. He now has two home runs on the season, and the Comets said this was his second career grand slam, too, after one for Double-A Tulsa on Sept. 4, 2025, in Wichita.

The rarity is the headline within the headline. Oklahoma City said it was the club’s first inside-the-park grand slam since becoming the Dodgers’ Triple-A affiliate in 2015, and the first such play in Isotopes Park history dating to 2003. Statcast has tracked only three prior inside-the-park grand slams across its Triple-A and Florida State League coverage since 2021, with coverage later expanded to all of Triple-A in 2023. The only earlier names on that list are Kyle Stowers, Derek Berg and Emmanuel Rodriguez.

Oklahoma City still had to finish the job after Ehrhard’s burst. The Comets held off a late Albuquerque rally to win 9-6 and stretched their season-best winning streak to four games. They also reached three grand slams on the season, matching their total from all of 2025. But the play everyone will remember belonged to Ehrhard, whose blend of pace and pop made a rare Triple-A moment look almost reckless.