YANKS GAMEDAY

Joe Girardi made a bold move taking slumping Aaron Judge out of the lineup Monday. The Yankees could have used a few Judge blasts as the Indians beat Luis Severino, 6-2, at the Stadium. The Bombers mustered just three hits off Indians ace Corey Kluber. “I’ll sleep on it. Probably again (Tuesday) for sure, and then I’ll go from there,” said Girardi after the loss, referring to how long he’ll rest his towering rookie right fielder.

Severino surrendered just four hits but three were solo home runs. Jose Ramirez clubbed two, his 19th and 20th, and Carlos Santana hammered an 84-mph changeup into the second deck in right field with one out in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie.

Kluber (13-4) was brilliant, allowing two runs on three hits over eight innings while whiffing seven. Chase Headley hit his ninth homer in the third, and Todd Frazier snapped a 0-for-16 skid with an RBI single in the fifth.

Yan Gomes struck out swinging on Severino’s 108th and final pitch. When Adam Warren entered the game to replace Severino, Bradley Zimmer, who had singled after Santana’s homer, stole second, advanced to third on an error by Starlin Castro then scored on a Warren wild pitch. Severino (11-6) lasted 6.2 innings, and gave up four runs (three earned) while striking out nine and walking three.

PLAY OF THE GAME

In the eighth inning with one out, Brett Gardner hit a grounder to the right side that squirted past first baseman Carlos Santana. But second baseman Jose Ramirez fielded the ball, and quickly threw to Kluber, who was covering first, to record the out just ahead of a diving Gardner.

TURNING POINT

Carlos Santana’s seventhinning solo homer. The blast to the second deck in right broke a 2-2 tie and put the Indians ahead for good.

STAR OF THE GAME

Corey Kluber. The Indians righthander improved to 13-4 and pitched eight innings, giving up two runs on three hits.

NEXT GAME

YANKEES VS. INDIANS Tonight, 7:05, Jaime Garcia (5-8, 4.52) vs. Josh Tomlin (7-9, 5.38). TV: YES

EXTRA INNINGS

STAT OF THE GAME 0-16 Todd Frazier’s hitless streak before his RBI single in the fifth Monday night.

UNSUNG HERO Jose Ramirez. The Indians second baseman hit two homers.

M.I.A. Brett Gardner was 0-for-4 with a strikeout.