Stanton, Judge back together in Yanks’ lineup

BOSTON — For the first time since Aug. 8, the Yankees had both Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton in the lineup together, with both sluggers having recovered from leg injuries.

With lefty Martin Perez on the mound, manager Aaron Boone opted to put Judge in his customary No. 2 spot, with Stanton right behind him, hitting third. It’s the first time Stanton hadn’t hit cleanup all season.

Neither had a hit until the eighth, when Judge singled and scored on Stanton’s double in the 6-5, 12-inning win over Boston.

Judge struck out with Clint Frazier at third with one out in the 10th and had a scare on a play down the right field line, but Boone thought he was OK. And he was pleased to have them back with a week left in the regular season.

“It’s great,’’ Boone said before the game. “Obviously, getting those guys back here as we ramp up and getting [them] at-bats and hopefully finding their timing and rhythm.”

Though the offense had thrived recently, their absence had been felt while they were out.

“It’s significant to see those guys in the middle of the lineup,’’ Brett Gardner said. “It’s not just what they do on the field, they make the whole lineup tough to navigate.”

➤ Luke Voit entered Friday night leading the majors with 20 homers in what Boone called an “MVP season.”

“I just think you’re seeing the growth of a really good hitter that’s gone to another level and now having an MVP season,’’ Boone said before Voit had an RBI single in the win. “It’s hard to imagine where we’d be without Luke Voit and it’s good to see him starting to find his way into the MVP conversation.”

➤ The Red Sox had tied the game and had the winning run at third in the 11th when Jonathan Loaisiga

fell behind J.D. Martinez 2-0. Gary Sanchez went to the mound and Loaisiga responded by fanning Martinez and getting Christian

Vazquez to prolong the game. “He had a rocky start, but he kept making pitches,’’ Boone said of the right-hander. “He’s gonna play an important role for us if we’re gonna get deep into this thing. It’s not always gonna go perfect. He continued to battle. It was a huge performance.”