With an inexperienced pitching staff not expected to thrive this season in the talent-laden AL East, Toronto took little time in Monday's 12-5 season-opening win over Detroit to prove it has some pop in its bats.

Adam Lind went 4-for-5 with a three-run homer and a career-high six RBIs as the Blue Jays tallied four first-inning runs and pounded out 15 hits in their highest-scoring game since a 12-0 victory at Oakland on May 29.

Monday's game was stopped for several minutes in the eighth inning when Tigers left-fielder Josh Anderson was nearly hit by two baseballs thrown from the stands.

"Ice-cold Labatts and a big win for the Blue Jays - they were having a great time," Detroit manager Jim Leyland said. "But you can't endanger any players, whether they're you're players or someone else's. You just can't do it."

Lind, who set a franchise record for RBIs in a season opener, looks to inflict more damage Tuesday against Edwin Jackson (14-11, 4.42 ERA in 2008), who was 2-1 with a 3.33 ERA last season against Toronto as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays.

Lind is batting .278 with a home run and three RBIs in his career against the Detroit right-hander.

Jackson, acquired in an offseason deal for Matt Joyce, brings World Series experience to a Tigers team looking to return there for the first time in three seasons.

Jackson's last appearance was Game 4 of the World Series against Philadelphia on Oct. 26 when he pitched two innings of relief in a 10-2 loss.

Facing Detroit on Tuesday is left-hander David Purcey (3-6, 5.54), who made 12 starts last season. But with A.J. Burnett gone to the New York Yankees and Shaun Marcum and Dustin McGowan out with injuries, Purcey will need to play a larger role in 2009.

If he can pitch like he did last season against the Tigers, the Blue Jays would be more than satisfied with that type of effort Tuesday.

Purcey went 1-0 with a 0.87 ERA in two starts against Detroit, which hit just .125 off the rookie southpaw.

The Tigers had six hits and five earned runs off Toronto ace Roy Halladay in Monday's season opener, but by the time they got their first hit - a home run by leadoff hitter Curtis Granderson in the fourth - Detroit was trailing 4-1.

Even with Gary Sheffield gone, Granderson remains well protected by power hitters Magglio Ordonez and Miguel Cabrera, who each had two hits Monday.

Rookie Travis Snider had two hits, including a home run, for Toronto while teammate Alex Rios went 2-for-3 with three runs in Monday's win. Rios has two doubles, a triple and two home runs in 24 career at-bats against Jackson.