 After an injury to A. J. Burnett, the Blue Jays recalled Litsch and he started against Boston on July 15, 2007.He yielded one run on 9 hits over 6 innings with 2 strikeouts and 1 walk, defeating Josh Beckett and the Boston Red Sox 2–1.He came home to Tampa Bay on July 31, going 6 innings, giving up 7 hits while walking 1 and striking out 2, with no earned runs.