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Bee swarm delays Astros' win over Padres

(AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

SAN DIEGO (AP) Talk about adding a late-inning buzz to a ballgame.

The Houston Astros - who once had the "Killer Bs" - beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Thursday, but only after waiting out a 52-minute delay in the top of the ninth inning caused when a swarm of bees took over part of left field at Petco Park.

Geoff Blum hit a three-run homer and finished with four RBIs. The Astros won three of four against the Padres.

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