Zach Ehrhard’s inside-the-park grand slam powers Comets past Isotopes 9-6

Zach Ehrhard turned Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park into a track meet Tuesday night, racing home on an inside-the-park grand slam that sent the Oklahoma City Comets to a 9-6 win over the Albuquerque Isotopes.

The Dodgers’ No. 17 prospect delivered the swing that defined the game in the second inning, after Albuquerque had already taken a 1-0 lead. Luis Peralta had walked the bases loaded, and Ehrhard then cleared them with a rare Triple-A shot that mixed power, speed and chaos in one play. It was the kind of moment that can swing a series before it settles into a scoreboard.

Oklahoma City needed the cushion. Albuquerque stayed within striking distance and put six runs on the board, but Ehrhard’s blast gave the Comets the clearest separation of the night and set the tone for a road win that carried more weight than a standard April result. In a league built on roster churn and constant movement, a play like that becomes a marker, the sort of highlight that travels fast and lingers because it is so unusual.

The context behind Ehrhard makes the swing even more striking. The 23-year-old outfielder was born Jan. 21, 2003, in Tampa, Fla., and the Boston Red Sox drafted him in the fourth round in 2024 out of Oklahoma State. Oklahoma City assigned him from Tulsa on March 27, and his profile already showed why an inside-the-park grand slam was possible: 41 steals in 46 attempts across 145 pro games, plus the ability to handle all three outfield spots. That combination of burst, instincts and range was on full display as he turned a bases-loaded hit into four runs without the ball leaving the park.

The win also fit a broader pattern for the Comets, who opened their 2026 season against Albuquerque at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark on March 27 and are now seeing that matchup again in a six-game set. The franchise’s rebrand linked Oklahoma baseball history, the Dodgers affiliation and Oklahoma City’s aerospace identity, and Ehrhard’s breakout night gave that new chapter a signature play fans will remember. It also underlined the upper-level position-player depth the Dodgers continue to stock in Triple-A, where athleticism can be just as valuable as raw power.

This was not even the first time the Comets had seen an inside-the-park home run change a game. Ryan Ward delivered a walk-off version against El Paso on May 1, 2025. Ehrhard’s was different, bigger and rarer, a grand slam that turned speed into a headline and gave Oklahoma City one of the most shareable moments of the early Triple-A season.