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Nats have confidence in Severino, Lobaton
- Updated: October 6, 2016
WASHINGTON — Even though catcher Wilson Ramos is out for the entirety of the postseason, the Nationals aren’t shaking in their boots as they start the National League Division Series against the Dodgers on Friday (5:30 p.m. ET on FS1) at Nationals Park. In fact, they are comfortable with rookie Pedro Severino and veteran Jose Lobaton behind the plate. Both players are solid game callers who can do damage with the bat when they get a chance. Severino will start the opener.
Ramos tore the ACL in his right knee on Sept. 26. He was their second-best hitter behind Daniel Murphy, and as manager Dusty Baker put it, Ramos was deadly when it came to runners in scoring position with two outs.
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“You don’t want to lose a guy like Willie,” Murphy said. “His season was unbelievable. It was fun to watch from start to finish. But Jose is awesome. [Severino] has come up and played really well. We …
