George Sipple

Detroit Free Press

Everyone handles pressure differently, and that much was evident Saturday, as the Tigers talked about being behind 2-0 to the Baltimore Orioles in a best-of-five American League Division Series.

Joba Chamberlain was asked about the pressure the Tigers are facing and said: "First of all, y'all's definition of pressure is different than mine. Pressure is when you don't have a job and you can't pay your bills. This is a game. We've done it for a living, we've done it our whole life."

Victor Martinez had big grin on his face when he spoke to the media before Saturday's workout at Comerica Park.

"We're the one with the back against the wall," Martinez said. "It's clear. If we win tomorrow, we focus on Monday. But we gotta focus on tomorrow. We'll see what happens tomorrow. After tomorrow, whatever happens, you come and talk to me."

When a reporter mentioned that Martinez had been smiling throughout the session, he said: "I really believe in the talent we have in this room. We're here for a reason. They're here for a reason. At this point, you're playing the best against the best."

Torii Hunter also used the back-against-the-wall cliché and said: "We can't back up no further."

Hunter was asked if he had considered this could be his final game with the Tigers.

"Competitors don't think last game," he said. "We don't do that. I don't even understand that thinking. As long as we got breath in our body, we still got a chance to win. We still have opportunities. We can't just roll over and die. We were winning 6-3 the other night. They didn't roll over and die. They came back and won 7-6.<TH>... That's the same thing we're thinking. We have a couple games left and try to win this big one tomorrow."

<QL><z_sym_square_bullet><TH>OH, THAT BULLPEN! Chamberlain, who has a 108.00 ERA in this postseason, was asked about dealing with outside criticism of the bullpen.

The Orioles have scored a combined 12 runs off the bullpen in the eighth inning in the first two games.

"I could give two (expletive) about that, to be honest with you," Chamberlain said about the outside criticism. "At the end of the day, it's a critique, but we gotta play every day, and we know how good we are down there. That's it.

"You get out 60 feet, 6 inches and tell me how easy it is and then it'll be a different story."

Who gets the ball in the eighth inning could be different in Game 3. Asked if he had the same confidence in the guys he had used in the same spots they were used, manager Brad Ausmus said: "We will have to wait and see what happens in the game tomorrow. I invite you to come down and watch it."

AVAILABLE:Anibal Sanchez pitched two innings in Game 2 and said he'd be available to pitch in Game 3 if needed. "Now I'm in the bullpen," he said. "I just need to be ready all the time." Sanchez said he'd get loosened up around the fifth inning and would warm up if there was a possibility he'd be needed.

WHAT ABOUT K.C.?Adam Jones said two teams that Delmon Young likes hitting against are Minnesota and the Tigers. Young played for both the Twins and the Tigers.

Asked if what Jones said was true, Young said: "No, Chicago is No. 1"

Why Chicago?

"Look at the numbers," Young said. "Do your job. Look at the numbers."

Well, the numbers say he has done the best against the Royals, with the White Sox No. 2.

Young has 14 home runs, 62 RBIs and has hit .272 lifetime against the Royals. He has 13 home runs, 57 RBIs and a .333 lifetime average against the White Sox.

Young has four home runs, 34 RBIs and a .273 average against the Tigers, and six home runs, 28 RBIs and a .257 average against the Twins.