The Washington Nationals moved left-hander Sean Doolittle to the 60-day injured list Wednesday and claimed right-hander Cory Abbott from the San Francisco Giants.
Doolittle, 35, has been in the 10-day IL since April 20 with a left elbow sprain and now will be out at least until June. He had given up just one hit over 5 1/3 scoreless innings over six appearances to start the season.
Doolittle is 26-24 with 11 saves and a