There were 16 ground balls hit by Cleveland against Reds pitcher Wade Miley during his no-hitter on Friday. Six of them -- including the first out and last out of the game -- were hit to Kyle Farmer at shortstop. 

The 3-0 win, and 17th no-hitter in Reds history, was completed when Jordan Luplow grounded out to Farmer, who threw to Mike Moustakas at first base. Whenever the highlights of Miley’s no-hitter are shown, Farmer will always be prominent at the end. 

“I wanted it hit to me for that exact reason. Any way to be remembered is a good thing,” Farmer said on Saturday. “I was really, really wanting that ball hit to me for the third out. It was cool that it happened. Special moment -- special moment in baseball, and you don't really see it happen too often, obviously.” 

The only ball a Cleveland batter connected on with an exit velocity of 100 mph or more came off the bat of Franmil Reyes in the fifth inning. According to Statcast, Reyes hit the ball at 104 mph off the bat -- right to Farmer. 

But it was far from a routine play. 

“No, that was really hard,” Farmer said. “It was knuckling really bad. I didn't know if it was going to short-hop me or stay up, so I just kind of went back to my catching days and tried to block it up with my chest and throw him out. Honestly, at that point, I didn't even think about the no-hitter as well. I think it was just a natural reaction for me to do that.” 

The Reds infield -- which was re-aligned Friday after first baseman Joey Votto went on the injured with a fractured left thumb -- passed its first test with flying colors. 

“We had a lot of tough plays at each position,” Reds manager David Bell said. “We’ll continue to work. I think the more we do it, the more comfortable we’ll get with it.” 

For Farmer, normally a utility player off the bench, it was only his third start of the season at shortstop. 

“We have a lot of confidence when he’s playing shortstop, when he’s really anywhere on the field,” Bell said. “You can tell that playing shortstop for him is different than any other position on the field. I think he feels at home, and he loves to play there.” 

No-no special for coaches, too 

When Miley finished his no-hitter, it was also significant for a pair of Reds coaches. Pitching coach Derek Johnson previously worked with the lefty starter in Milwaukee in 2018 and helped him come back from an injury-filled 2020 season in Cincinnati. 

“It’s just really gratifying to see someone that you spent ... that much time with, and you’ve kind of gone through some really good things and maybe not some good things for him,” Johnson said. “Just to kind of see it come together like that last night -- really special moment.” 

Hitting coach Alan Zinter goes even further back with Miley to when both were in the Diamondbacks organization. 

“Me and Z have been together since 2008. I got drafted by the Diamondbacks, and he was there,” Miley said. “He just looked at me and said he's so proud from where I've come, and I don't know, that immediate thought of back home, my family, my mom, my dad, my grandma and grandpa -- it was like a whole window of my childhood in a sense and everything I've done ... just thankful [for] my aunts and uncles and my brother -- all that hit me at one time. 

“I'm sure they're all watching or checking out on the game. Just the love they showed me and the support I've gotten from my little small town, Loranger, Louisiana. It just all hit me at once when Z said that. And then I got a little teary eyed and moved on.”