SAN FRANCISCO -- Somebody forgot to tell the San Francisco Giants that batting practice was over.

Because once Freddy Sanchez and those Giant bats finished teeing off on Cliff Lee in the World Series opener, the Texas Rangers were done, too.

The Giants battered Lee and the bullpen, with Sanchez hitting three doubles and keying a six-run burst in an 11-7 romp Wednesday night that looked even more lopsided.

So much for the unbeatable Mr. Lee.

"You never think you're going to have success against a pitcher like that," Sanchez said. "He's one of the best pitchers in the game, been unhittable in the postseason."

What shaped up as a pitchers' duel between Tim Lincecum and Lee quickly deteriorated into a rout. By the end, the Rangers played like the World Series rookies they are -- they made four errors for the first time 2008, Ian Kinsler took a mistaken turn around first base and manager Ron Washington may have waited too late to pull his ace.

"It wasn't quite the game we thought it would be," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "Great pitchers, sometimes they're a little bit off."

Just like that, the Giants added Lee to their hit list. They have now handed Lee, Roy Halladay and Roy Oswalt their first career losses in the postseason -- all in the last few weeks.

Sanchez sprayed balls down the lines. Cody Ross and Aubrey Huff hit line drives up the middle. Juan Uribe launched a shot far, far over the wall.

"I think it's just baseball. That's the only thing you can say," Sanchez said. "This is a crazy game."

Former Giants slugger Barry Bonds had plenty to cheer for from his seat next to the San Francisco dugout, especially when a tie game suddenly became an 8-2 thumping in the fifth inning. Rangers president and part-owner Nolan Ryan sat there glumly in a suit and tie, his prized pitcher a wreck.

"I was trying to make adjustments," Lee said. "I was up. I was down. I was in. I was out. I was trying to find it, and I was never really consistent with what I was doing."

Lee came into the game with a 7-0 record and a 1.26 ERA in postseason play. Texas gave him an early 2-0 lead, but the Giants swung things in their favor in a hurry.

"We weren't too worried," Sanchez said. "We were actually surprisingly calm in there. We were able to get some things going. ... We still felt like we had a chance.