Boone’s crew set to play three double bills in five days

The Yankees are having a hard time getting back on the field.

After the Subway Series was wiped out when the Mets had a pair of COVID cases, the Yankees were scheduled to start a series against the Braves on Tuesday in Atlanta, but that game was rained out.

It will be made up as part of a doubleheader at Truist Park on Wednesday, with the first game at 4:10 p.m.

Gerrit Cole, who was slated to start Tuesday, will go in the first game, followed by Wednesday’s scheduled starter, Masahiro Tanaka, in the second.

With Tuesday’s rainout, the Yankees are now scheduled to play three twin bills in the next five days.

“2020, baby,’’ Aaron Boone said of the upcoming schedule. “It creates a challenge. Obviously, being seven-inning games makes it a little more doable and not as daunting, but there’s no question we’re heading into a touch stretch here.”

Not only will the Yankees be taxed heavily over the next few days, they’re now in line to play their final 35 games in a span of 33 days.

In the meantime, the Yankees are still looking to play their first game since Thursday, when the Rays completed a threegame sweep of the Yankees in The Bronx.

Before Tuesday’s game was postponed, Boone addressed the potential pitfalls of an unscheduled extended break in the middle of the season.

“I’m hoping it’s more of a net positive, as far as having a little bit of down recovery time,’’

Boone said of his injury-riddled team. “We’ve been going pretty hard so far, and it was kind of like an All-Star break.”

But he acknowledged having just two off days the rest of the way will be difficult.

“We have a challenging stretch coming up after our off day Thursday,’’ Boone said. “We’ll have to be mindful of that and just do the best we can to navigate through it. We’ll have to lean on a lot of our players.”

The manager added he would offer no excuses.

“The expectations around here for this group … [don’t] change no matter what circumstances we’re in or whatever adversity comes our way,’’ Boone said.

Tanaka said the team was prepared to roll with the punches.

“With the situation we’re in this year, you kind of have to be OK with all these unusual things that are happening,’’ Tanaka said through an interpreter prior to the rainout. “Obviously, having to play a certain amount of games in a short period of time is definitely gonna be a little bit tough on the players.”