On May 15, 2007, Litsch made his Major League debut with the Blue Jays, filling in for the injured Roy Halladay. Over 8​2⁄3 innings (the most innings pitched by any Blue Jay in his debut), Litsch allowed only 4 hits, with 2 walks and 1 run while recording 21 of his 26 outs via groundouts. Litsch became the first Blue Jays pitcher to win his debut since Gustavo Chacín beat the New York Yankees on September 20, 2004. As a result of his performance, Litsch made three more starts with the Jays. He was demoted back to Double-A after posting a 0–3 record with a 19.62 ERA in those three starts.\n', '

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​2⁄3 innings with 2 strikeouts and 1 walk, defeating Josh Beckett and the Boston Red Sox 2–1.\n', '

He came home to Tampa Bay on July 31, going 6​2⁄3 innings, giving up 7 hits while walking 1 and striking out 2, with no earned runs. Litsch finished his first year in the majors 7–9 with a 3.89 ERA and 50 K/36 BB over 20 starts.\n', '

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