A pest control professional cleared a bee swarm of thousands while fans roared and later earned the nod for ceremonial first pitch before a delayed game Los Angeles Dodgers-Arizona Diamondbacks matchup in Phoenix.

A few hours before Christian Walker’s second homer of the game gave the D-backs a 4-3 walk-off win over the Dodgers in the 10th inning, a crucial series of events was about to start unfolding at a different type of ballgame on the Westside of the Valley.

Before the first of a two-game series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers began on Tuesday, fans were not the only form of life convening inside Chase Field.

Christian Walker homered twice, including a two-run drive in the 10th inning that gave the Arizona Diamondbacks a bee-delayed 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers

Tuesday night’s game between the Dodgers and Diamondbacks was delayed due to a bee colony that formed on the netting behind home plate.

Bee swarms are common during the spring in Arizona and have caused numerous spring training delays through the years.

A bee keeper removes a swarm of bees gathered on the net behind home plate delaying the start of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tues