Astros minor leaguer Alex Winkelman falls shy of no-hitter

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Alex Winkelman almost made history for the Astros' Class AA affiliate Wednesday night.

The lefthander tossed 8.2 no-hit innings before allowing a single in the Corpus Christi Hooks' 6-0 victory over the Frisco RoughRiders at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi.

Winkelman narrowly missed what would've been the first nine-inning no-hitter for the Hooks, who are in their 13th season in the Texas League. On May 30, 2015, current Astros reliever Chris Devenski and Josh Hader combined for a no-hitter in a 4-0 win at Arkansas that was shortened by rain in the sixth inning.

Winkelman, a 21st-round draft choice of the Astros in 2015 out of Southeast Missouri State, struck out six and walked two before yielding a two-out single to Frisco's Andy Ibanez in the ninth inning.

Winkelman did more than enough to pick up his first win of the season, improving to 1-5. He threw 106 pitches, 71 for strikes.