Petit was recalled by the Angels on Friday, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports.
Cliff Pennington was placed on the disabled list Friday after leaving Thursday's contest against St. Louis with a hamstring injury, leaving the Angels thin in terms of infield depth. Petit slashed .327/.377/.382 in 55 at-bats at Triple-A Salt Lake prior to being recalled Friday and he's a career .254/.282/.358 hitter at the big league level.