The Rays recalled Patino from Triple-A Durham ahead of his scheduled start Thursday in Cleveland.
Since the All-Star break, the Rays haven't dealt with any new injuries to any starting pitchers, but manager Kevin Cash acknowledged that he will leave the door open for Patino to stick around as a member of the big-league rotation if he pitches well Thursday. Patino has submitted a 3.07 ERA while striking out 41 over 29.1 innings at Triple-A this season, but he was hit hard in his last cameo in the big leagues July 2, serving up seven runs (five earned) on seven hits and a walk over 5.1 innings to take a loss against the Blue Jays.