The set-up: Giancarlo Stanton had a two-run HR in Tuesday's 8-1 victory over Oakland, coming off missing most of the previous two games with a wrist injury. The Marlins won for the 11th time in 16 contests overall and for the ninth time in their past 11 home games. Still, Miami is a modest 28-35 on the season, 10 1/2 games back of the Nats in the NL Eas. tOakland's loss dropped their road record to 9-24 on the season and this afternoon contest completes this two-game IL series and wraps up Oakland's six-game road trip (A's are 1-4 so far, giving them a 27-37 overall record, 16 games back of the Astros in the AL West).

The pitching matchup: Daniel Gossett (NR) will make his major league debut for the Oakland A's and is opposed by Miami's Edinson Volquez (3-7 & 3.41 ERA). Gossett was a second-round pick of the Athletics in 2014 and struck out 151 in 153 2/3 innings with three different teams last season in the minors. He takes the spot of Andrew Triggs (hip) in the rotation after permitting four runs over 21 innings combined in his last three starts with Triple-A Nashville. He is 3-3 with a 3.41 ERA in 11 starts with the Sounds this year and is 19-22 in 77 games overall in the minors. Volquez began the season 0-7 but enters this game on a streak of 16 straight scoreless innings that included a no-hitter against Arizona in his last home start back on June 3. Volquez followed up his first career no-hitter with seven scoreless innings and three hits allowed at Pittsburgh to earn his third consecutive victory.hopes to make it four straight wins, here. He has allowed just one run on six hits and six walks over 22 innings in his last three starts, giving him an 0.41 ERA.. Volquez is 3-4 with a 4.82 ERA in seven career starts against the Athletics, including allowing three runs over six innings in a 4-1 loss at Oakland on May 24.

The pick: Oakland's road woes are real and the Marlins have won nine of their last 11 at home plus send out a veteran pitcher who is certainly "in the zone!" Make the Marlins an 8* play.