Jays 12 Tigers 5

Youngsters Adam Lind and Travis Snider paced a revitalized offence, Roy Halladay was his usual outstanding self and a near sellout crowd of 48,027 relished every moment of a 12-5 thumping of the Detroit Tigers.

Given the question marks that follow Halladay (1-0) in the rotation, it certainly won't be like this every time out. Not even close, actually. But maybe, just maybe, the Blue Jays will be able to hit enough to mask some of the deficiencies in their starting staff.

Lind, the 25-year-old looking to finally stick in the bigs, hit a two-run single in the first, a three-run shot in the fourth and an RBI single in the eighth to set a team record with six opening day RBIs. Snider, the 2006 first rounder already nicknamed "The Franchise," doubled in the second and ripped a solo blast in the fourth.

Together, they may provide some left-handed balance and production to a lineup that desperately needs it.

Alex Rios, with two hits and three runs scored, and Vernon Wells, with two hits, two runs scored and an RBI, also had big nights at the heart of the order while Scott Rolen and Lyle Overbay also looked good at the plate.

They all clubbed Justin Verlander (0-1), who matched a career-high by giving up eight runs on eight hits 3 2-3 innings, giving Halladay all the cushion he'd need. The Blue Jays led 9-1 through four and both teams were counting outs from there.

The only down note came during the eighth, when fans threw two baseballs on the field, prompting the umpires to pull the teams off the field. A delay of nine minutes followed before the PA announcer, with interim Blue Jays CEO Paul Beeston standing over his shoulder, told the crowd a forfeiture would follow if they didn't stop.

Play resumed and the game concluded without further incident.