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Adames followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 8-4.

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jets_142Yarbrough, who leads the major leagues with 44 relief innings, started and pitched six innings. The 26-year-old rookie survived a shaky start in which he gave up seven hits to the first 16 batters he faced, including Teoscar Hernandez’s 11th home run.

But he didn’t worry about being yanked early from his fourth career start.

The right-hander retired his last 13 batters, threw 16 of 20 first-pitch strikes and extended his shutout streak to 13 innings.

Anthony Swarzak finished the three-hitter for his third career save and first with the Mets, who won for only the fourth time in 19 games.

Greg Bird was doubled off first base to end it when Gary Sanchez lined out to third base, with Frazier starting the game-ending double play.

If that ball gets down in the corner for a double, maybe things end differently, Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner said. Just a tough night for us. I thought (Lugo) threw the ball really, really well.

Cardinals: SS Paul DeJong (left hand fracture) will be looked at by a doctor Thursday, Cardinals president John Mozeliak said. The Cardinals expect DeJong back at the end of June. Mozeliak said the Cardinals are hopeful to get RHP Greg Holland (right hip impingement) and RHP Matt Bowman (right hand finger blisters) back later this week.

Padres: LHP Matt Strahm (1-2, 3.07) is projected to be the starter. In his two previous starts this season, Strahm did not earn a decision, going two innings in one game and 2 1/3 in the other.

Cardinals: RHP Miles Mikolas (7-1, 2.27) pitched 6 2/3 innings in a 2-1 win over his former team on May 10 in San Diego. He allowed one unearned run over seven innings in his last start against Miami. He is one of just three NL pitchers who to issue fewer walks (nine) than games started this season.Muncy homers in 3rd straight game, Dodgers beat Braves 7-2

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jets_141Even after trading up to take Josh Allen in the first round of this year’s draft, the Buffalo Bills enter the 2018 season with plenty of uncertainty at the all-important quarterback position, and yet they might be the second-best team in the AFC East.

In forecasting the 2018 Bills, who sent Tyrod Taylor to Cleveland during free agency to kick off Year 2 of the Sean McDermott era, Brinson and Trapasso agreed that while Buffalo is due for decline after its first playoff appearance in almost two decades, there’s also a case to be made that the Bills are the clear-cut No. 2 in a division still owned by the New England Patriots.

Then again, with the Bills firmly in rebuild mode and headed toward a season that Trapasso anticipates will end with something like a 6-10 record, he also wouldn’t hesitate to turn the keys over to Allen, the first-round pick. Sure, he’s going to throw some interceptions, he’s going to miss some guys,Trapasso said, but if he hits a 40- and a 50-yard touchdown, then I think [with] what they’re trying to do, that will be enough.

Tuesday was the Eagles’ fourth OTA practice, though just the second one open to the media. Again, Wentz could be seen alongside his quarterback teammates — including Nick Foles, Nate Sudfeld and Joe Callahan — conducting various quarterback drills, though he sat out the scrimmage portions of practice. Watch the video above to see the highlights.

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Wentz is still recovering from season-ending knee surgery after he suffered a torn ACL in a game against the Rams in Los Angeles in December. Typically, that is an injury that requires 9-12 months of recovery time, though Wentz is confident that he’s on track to return for the Eagles’ Week 1 match-up with the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 6.

If that’s the case, then Wentz would’ve taken less than nine months to recover.