Cincinnati Reds: Phillip Ervin’s 6-hit game secures his roster spot

Phillip Ervin’s roster spot with the Cincinnati Reds could best be described as tenuous. After a 6-hit performances last night, he’s not going anywhere.

When you do something that only three players in team history have done before, you’re going to be rewarded for it. After bouncing around between Triple-A Louisville and the majors this season, a 6-hit performance from Phillip Ervin should cement his spot on this Cincinnati Reds roster for the remainder of the season.

Only three players in team history, Tony Cuccinello (1931), Ernie Lombardi (1937), and Walker Cooper (1949) have accomplished what Ervin did last night. That’s right, Ervin did something that has happened only three times and…