Judge, Stanton will head to alternate training site

NEW YORK — Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton are in the Bronx. The injured sluggers, however, are still expected to head to Scranton at some point in the next few days, Aaron Boone said before Saturday’s 2-1, 10-inning win over the Orioles at the Stadium.

“I don’t have an update just because of no [batting practice] and stuff on the field,” the Yankees manager said. “So guys are just still kind of trickling in here the last 20 to 30 minutes, but no, they haven’t left yet.”

Boone said Friday he expected to have not just Judge and Stanton but also Gio Urshela and Jonathan Loaisiga back by next weekend when the Yankees head to Boston.

That was still the plan, apparently, with Judge and Stanton heading to the alternate training site to get at-bats against live pitching in simulated games.

“I don’t know if that’s today or tomorrow or when that’s gonna happen,” Boone explained, “just because I’ve been in there to see what they’ve gone through today.”

In the 30 games since Judge first went down, the Yankees were 15-15, scoring 141 runs, or 4.70 a game. They not only fell out of first place in the American League East, they dropped into a battle for the wild-card spot.

The win Saturday, however, put some distance between them and the Orioles for that last wild-card spot and got them looking ahead to challenging the Blue Jays for second place in the division.

Awkward mound visit: After throwing a pitch in the ninth inning, Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman grimaced and stood behind the mound for a couple of seconds too long. Catcher Gary Sanchez jumped up, and Boone and the Yankees’ trainer and translator came charging out of the dugout.

The concern for Chapman’s health, however, dissolved into laughter quickly.

“He’s fine,” Boone said when asked after the game. “He’s fine.”

When pressed about the issue because of the Yankees’ history with injuries over the last two years, Boone began laughing again.

“Sometimes, nature calls,” Boone said cracking up.

Chapman finished off the ninth and sprinted off the mound. He blew by the outstretched hands for fist bumps and presumably answered the call. ... The Yankees held a moment of silence for former AL President Gene Budig and former senior vice president of baseball operations Mark Newman, before Saturday’s game. Newman was remembered as one of the architects of the Dynasty Years in the Bronx.