Boone hoping Stanton’s bat starts to ‘click’

TORONTO — Giancarlo Stanton has made a habit of getting hot in the postseason. The Yankees have to hope he’s able to do so again this year.

The designated hitter struck out four times Tuesday in a 5-2 division-clinching win over the Blue Jays and is 1-for-17 with 11 strikeouts in his last four games.

More alarmingly, after driving in three runs on Aug. 25, in his first game back after a stint on the injured list with left Achilles tendinitis that began in late July, Stanton has mostly been a mess. He entered Tuesday 13-for-87 (.149), with a double, four homers, 11 RBIs, 11 walks and 35 strikeouts to go along with an OPS of just .544 in 24 games.

The notoriously streaky Stanton is running out of time to get himself right for the postseason.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said, regarding Stanton’s slump, the team will continue to “ride it out.”

“We’re just trying to find that good stretch, that good timing to where — we’ve seen it happen overnight,” Boone said. “When he locks it in, he becomes as good and dangerous as it gets. Hopefully he can get there.”

Stanton, as Boone noted, has had “flashes,” including a game-winning grand slam in The Bronx on Sept. 20 and a three-hit game two nights later, but he is hitting .059 over his past four games.

“He’s gotten a couple big hits [and] a couple big homers for us,” Boone said. “But for the most part, it’s been a struggle to get all the way back to that point. We’re going to keep working at it and hope it clicks here soon.”

➤ Now that the Yankees have clinched the AL East Tuesday, Boone said he would look to get players days off.

“Now we’ll start to be strategic,’’ Boone said.

Asked before the game if Aaron Judge, still one short of Roger Maris ’AL record of 61 home runs, would rest on Wednesday in Toronto before the Yankees have Thursday off, Boone said, “We’ll see.”

Judge hasn’t missed a game since Aug. 3 and Boone bristled at questions about the slugger’s workload before the game.

“You’re really pushing for an off day for Judge,’’ Boone said. “You usually get on me for resting him.”

Boone also noted he wanted to get Zack Britton and Aroldis Chapman more work before the end of the regular season, likely to determine their readiness for the playoffs.