And who would you play, Pache? (Okay, not the worst idea in theory. But he can't hit, and Merrifield can't really hit or defend. The bad defense from Nick is a given, he's got to play to ever get to a good streak.)
These stats really don't mean anything when the samples are still so small. I could have sworn the narrative was that Kyle Schwarber was hot early for a change just a few days ago (he had an .855 OPS on Saturday).