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Bee swarm delays Astros' win over Padres

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SAN DIEGO (AP) It was the kind of late-inning buzz that none of the players had experienced before.

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 left field at Petco Park.

It certainly gave a new meaning to getaway day.

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