The Angels are currently without their two best relievers, closer Huston Street and setup man Joe Smith, while starters Jered Weaver and Matt Shoemaker nurse arm injuries. Latos can provide length out of the bullpen, or he could make a spot start.
Street will miss the rest of the regular season -- but is holding out hope for the playoffs -- with a Grade 1 strain of his left groin, and Smith will likely also miss all of this week with a sprained left ankle. Shoemaker was scratched from his next scheduled start, on Tuesday, because of lingering stiffness in his right forearm.