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After swarm of bees causes 52-minute delay, Astros finish off Padres

Associated Press

Thursday, July 2, 2009

SAN DIEGO -- 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. "It's how this year's going. Bizarre things. You think you've seen it all in baseball and you're going to see so ...

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