ett ▁and ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁ 2 – 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁came ▁home ▁to ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁going ▁ 6 ▁inn ings , ▁giving ▁up ▁ 7 ▁hits ▁while ▁walking ▁ 1 ▁and ▁striking ▁out ▁ 2 , ▁with ▁no ▁earned ▁runs . ▁L itsch ▁finished ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁maj ors ▁ 7 – 9 ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 . 8 9 ▁E RA ▁and ▁ 5 0 ▁K / 3 6 ▁BB ▁over ▁ 2 0 ▁starts . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 1 0 ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁that ▁L itsch ▁pitch ed ▁his ▁first ▁complete ▁game ▁and ▁shut out , ▁he ▁also ▁sur pass ed ▁Jimmy ▁Key ' s ▁former ▁franch ise ▁record ▁by ▁pitch ing ▁ 3 8 ▁consecutive ▁inn ings ▁without ▁walking ▁a ▁batter ▁( Key ' s ▁former ▁mark ▁was ▁). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁threw ▁cut ters ▁ 4 3 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁highest ▁rate ▁in ▁the ▁maj ors . ▁L itsch ▁would ▁finish ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 3 – 9 , ▁a ▁ 3 . 5 8 ▁E RA , ▁and ▁ 9 9 ▁strike outs . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 5 - day ▁D L