Tuesday night was "Hisayoshi Chono Player's Day" at Tokyo Dome, and it was only fitting the man of the hour stole the show.
Chono hit a game-tying three-run triple in the sixth inning, then scored the tiebreaking run on Shinnosuke Abe's sacrifice fly in the same frame as the Yomiuri Giants came from behind to beat the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5-4 in front of 42,521 fans at the Big Egg.
"I saw the outfield was playing shallow and took advantage of that," Chono said. "It felt good to clear the bases and tie the game."