Carp ace Kenta Maeda earned his first win of the season on Thursday after throwing seven innings in a 1-0 victory over the Yomiuri Giants.

Before 26,796 at Mazda Stadium, the last-place Carp scored their only run against complete-game loser Tomoyuki Sugano (1-2) in the first inning. Tomohiro Abe led off the bottom of the first with a single and was on the move when Ryosuke Kikuchi reached on a slash bunt. Yoshihiro Maru grounded out to second to plate Abe.

Maeda (1-0) scattered six hits and four walks, while striking out two in a 117-pitch effort.