Gift of grab: Gardy’s catch seals Yanks’ win

NEW YORK — The adrenaline surged through Brett Gardner’s system in the seconds immediately following his crash into the left-field wall, stamping an exclamation point on what felt like it could be remembered as one of the Yankees’ biggest victories of the season.

Gardner expertly tracked Justin Smoak’s bases-loaded, ninth-inning drive, rattling against the auxiliary scoreboard and feeling the ball pop out of his glove for an agonizing instant. As the ball fell safely back into the leather pocket, the Yankees on Tuesday could finally celebrate a seesaw 7-6 win over the Blue Jays that offered another boost to their unlikely postseason hopes.

“So much is going on at the same time; ball going in the glove, me hitting the wall. It was kind of loud,” Gardner said. “I just wasn’t sure. I was happy to look and see that it was in my glove. I was right on the wall. I think I pretty much hit the wall the same time the ball got to me. Timed it perfect, I guess.”

Gardner gleefully embraced hulking rookie right fielder Aaron Judge, recalling that minutes before — while manager Joe Girardi trudged to remove Dellin Betances from an outing in which he had thrown a season-high 40 pitches — the 24-year-old rookie wandered across the outfield to remark how intense the game had become.

“My response to [Judge] was that it’d be more exciting if it were 7-4 and not 7-6,” Gardner quipped. “But you know, he was excited about …

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