For a patchwork unit, the Mariners’ rotation is putting together an impressive homestand.
Rookie right-hander Chase De Jong held Texas to one run in six innings Saturday in an 8-2 victory at Safeco Field. That means the rotation has limited opponents to eight earned runs in 29 1/3 innings over the first five games of the homestand.
That converts to a 2.45 ERA, which would be a plus under any circumstance — let alone for a unit that has three of its five projected members on the disabled list.
De Jong didn’t get the victory Saturday because the game was still 1-1 into the seventh inning before the Mariners produced a season-best, seven-run inning.