The LA Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks found themselves in a sticky situation Tuesday night when a swarm of bees caused a game delay for nearly two hours right at Chase Field. According to FOX 10 Phoenix, the airborne invaders decided to make themselves at home in the netting behind home plate, resulting in a temporary evacuation of some of the fans in the front rows and halting the game during the first inning. It’s not the first time bees have turned a ball game into a buzzkill; similar incidents have happened before, including last year at Camden Yards.

The teams and umpires were sidelined as the bees went to work, but the pests' presence did little to dampen the resolve of one Matt Hilton, branch manager of Blue Sky Pest Control's Phoenix office. As reported by CBS News, Hilton, who had been at his son's tee ball game earlier, became an unexpected hero when he, fully suited up and riding on a cart from right field, tackled the bee situation to the tune of Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out for a Hero." 

"Promptly following the successful removal of the beehive by a professional beekeeper," the game was set to begin, promised the D-Backs. Hilton utilized a non-pesticidal solution to treat the bees, which, as CBS Sports notes, were then scheduled for release off-site. The players were given 30 minutes to warm up again before the first pitch was finally thrown. The Diamondbacks had him throw the ceremonial first pitch as recognition for his buzzing bravery. "I thought I was here to just take care of a bee problem, but people were pretty hyped up," Hilton told the Los Angeles Times, as reported by CBS News.

After the buzz subsided, the Diamondbacks clinched the game in extra innings with a walk-off homerun by Christian Walker, as reported by FOX 10 Phoenix.