Pinch hitter Takehiro Donoue hit a bases-clearing triple in the top of the ninth inning, rallying the Chunichi Dragons past the Yomiuri Giants 5-3 on Friday night.
Just when Saburo Omura looked to be the hero in his first appearance in a Giants uniform with his leadoff homer in the eighth that gave the Yomiuri a 2-1 lead, the wheels came rolling off.
Omura, who joined the Giants in a 1-on-1 trade from Chiba Lotte on June 29 and was activated on Friday, got his chance to step to the plate in a pinch-hit performance and did not disappoint the 39,317 enthusiastic fans at Tokyo Dome.