The Yomiuri Giants had planned to honor catcher Shinnosuke Abe during their game against the Chunichi Dragons on Friday.
What they didn't plan for was Kazuyoshi Tatsunami and Masahiko Morino stealing the spotlight.
Tatsunami crashed the Abe love-fest with a game tying homer to lead off the eighth and Morino drove in the game-winner with a two-run triple in the 10th as the Dragons edged the Giants 3-2 in front of 42,262 fans on "Shinnosuke Abe Player Day" at Tokyo Dome.