CINCINNATI (AP) — Homer Bailey fretted for a moment as first baseman Joey Votto reached to pluck the ball out of the air for the final out. What next? Raise both arms in celebration.

Bailey has this no-hitter celebration down pat — just like his idol, Nolan Ryan.

Another hard-throwin’ Texan who wears No. 34 made some no-hit history Tuesday night. Bailey threw his second in 10 months and led the Cincinnati Reds’ infield celebration with arms raised after a 3-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

There was a bit of beenthere, done-that in the humid night air.

“It’s something I’ve already done, so I knew what to expect,” Bailey said of his easyas could-be step into rare territory.

Bailey became the third Reds pitcher with more than one nohitter, joining Jim Maloney and Johnny Vander Meer — still the only big leaguer to toss two in a row. Bailey beat the Pirates 1-0 in Pittsburgh last Sept. 28 and got another 17 starts later.

This one was at home with 27,509 fans standing and chanting “Homer! Homer!” as he finished it off in a tidy 102 pitches with one walk and nine strikeouts.

Bailey threw the last of the majors’ seven no-hitters last season, and now the first of 2013. The last pitcher to throw one nohitter and then another before anyone else in the majors accomplished the feat was Ryan.