Triple-A Oklahoma City drops season opener

The Dodgers minor league season officially started on Friday night, with the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets losing to the Albuquerque Isotopes 3-1 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City.

Offense was at a premium on Friday, with the Comets’ only run coming after Hyeseong Kim led off the game with a single. An errant pickoff throw got Kim into scoring position, and Zach Ehrhard in his first Triple-A at-bat singled him home.

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Kim played all nine innings at second base in the opener, and is expected to play multiple positions with Oklahoma City.

Ehrhard in the third inning also walked and stole second base. But like every other Comet on Friday, he did not score. Oklahoma City in the game managed only five singles to go with five walks.

Cole Irvin started the opener and walked five himself in his five innings. Four of those innings were scoreless, but a three-run second inning spoiled his night.

Player of the day

Paul Gervase followed Irvin on the mound and pitched two perfect innings of relief, with a pair of strikeouts.

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Play of the game

Utility man Ryan Fitzgerald played third base on Friday, and turned in incredible double play to end the third inning.