Nationals place RHP Chad Kuhl (foot) on injured list

The Washington Nationals placed right-hander Chad Kuhl on the 15-day injured list Monday.

Kuhl, 30, was diagnosed with metatarsalgia in his right foot. The designation is retroactive to Sunday.

Kuhl is 0-2 with a 9.41 ERA in four starts in his first year with the Nationals. He has walked 18 batters in 22 innings.

Washington recalled right-hander Cory Abbott from Triple-A Rochester in a corresponding move.

Abbott, 27, is 1-3 with a 6.46 ERA through five starts this season with the Red Wings.