Westerberg was actually up and to the right of the NFL Draft stage at the Hard Rock Cafe. Via Vype
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It was like being in New York City on New Year's Eve.
That's how former Allen coach Tom Westerberg described the scene in Nashville a week ago when the country music capital of the world became center stage of the 2019 NFL Draft.
"It is one I'll never forget," Westerberg, who now coaches Barbers Hill, said. "Once in a lifetime deal, great memories and just a lot of fun to be a part of it."
The entire NFL Draft experience was a first for Westerberg, who was invited to attend through the NFL's Thank You Coach program.
Westerberg, of course, was the high school head coach of eventual No. 1 overall pick Kyler Murray, who went to the Arizona Cardinals.
More on Westenberg's experience at the NFL Draft here
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Oswald Peraza hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels snap a three-game losing skid by beating the Houston Astros 4-1 on Saturday night.
Peraza entered the game as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning and hit a bases-loaded fly ball to deep right field that eluded the outstretched glove of Cam Smith. It was the fourth straight hit off Astros closer Bryan Abreu (3-4), who had not allowed a run in his previous 12 appearances.
The Angels third run of the ninth inning scored when Mike Trout walked with the bases loaded.
Kyle Hendricks allowed one run while scattering seven hits over six innings. He held the Astros to 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position, the one hit coming on Jesús Sánchez’s third-inning infield single that scored Jeremy Peña.
Reid Detmers worked around a leadoff walk to keep the Astros scoreless in the seventh, and José Fermin (3-2) retired the side in order in the eighth before Kenley Jansen worked a scoreless ninth to earn his 24th save.
Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti struck out a season-high eight batters over 6 1/3 innings. The only hit he allowed was Zach Neto’s third-inning solo home run.
Yordan Alvarez had two hits for the Astros, who remained three games ahead of Seattle for first place in the AL West.
Key moment
Peraza’s two-run single to deep right field that broke a 1-1 tie in the ninth.
Key Stat
Opponents were 5 for 44 against Abreu in August before he allowed four straight hits in the ninth.
Up next
Astros RHP Hunter Brown (10-6, 2.37 ERA) faces RHP José Soriano (9-9, 3.85) when the series continues Sunday.