Yoshihiro Maru's two home runs tipped a see-saw game the Hiroshima Carp's way in a 6-5 win over the Yomiuri Giants on Thursday night.

Before 31,255 at Hiroshima's Mazda Stadum, the Carp scored for the first time in three games to overturn an early two-run deficit in the finale of the three-game series.

Maru's first homer, which tied it 2-2 in the third, was the 100th of his career. The left-handed hitter mashed a low pitch from rookie Seishu Hatake and drove it out to center.