Yahoo Sports: Un-bee-lievable: Bee Swarm delays Astros 7-2 win over Padres

This is Petco Park, after all.

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(notes) hit a three-run homer and finished with four RBIs. The Astros won three of four against the Padres.

A beekeeper was called to the downtown ballpark and sprayed a chair and a ballgirl’s jacket that had attracted the bees. Padres president Tom Garfinkel said a few thousand bees attached themselves to a queen bee.

“The umpires made the right call to stop the game,” Garfinkel said. “There’s a couple thousand bees there. If they decide to swarm on a person, whether that’s a player, an employer or obviously a fan, we could have a real situation.”