Maybe falling to .500 on Tuesday was rock bottom for the Yankees.

Since a five-game losing streak left them clinging to a postseason spot, they have won three straight, including a sweep of Friday’s doubleheader over the Orioles in The Bronx.

In the process, they got a glimpse of the Gerrit Cole they expected when they signed the right-hander in December and a reminder of how productive their lineup can be.

Cole was superb in a 6-0, seven-inning win in the opener and Masahiro Tanaka nearly as good in the second game, a 10-1, seven-inning romp, highlighted by a pair of three-run homers from Luke Voit.

It was Voit who criticized the lineup after they were shut down once again against Toronto on Tuesday.

“We have to get back to what the New York Yankees are,” Voit said earlier in the week. “I feel like teams aren’t really scared of us right now and it is kind of a sad thing because we are the New York Yankees and obviously the favorite to win the division this year, and that’s obviously gone away so we have to step it up.”

For three games, they have.

“I think it was something that needed to be said and I think the locker room took it and ran with it and we’ve been playing good since,’’ Voit said Friday. “We just needed to play better, plain and simple.”

The Yankees’ performance against Baltimore on Friday was far different than when they dropped three of four to the Orioles last week at Camden Yards and the first two in Buffalo to the Blue Jays.

After losing his previous three outings, Cole took a no-hitter into the fifth inning. He didn’t allow a hit until Hanser Alberto singled to right with two outs in the top of the fifth.

By then, the Yankees’ offense had given Cole a five-run lead, backed by three home runs in the first two innings against Alex Cobb.

“[Scoring early] is big every game,’’ said DJ LeMahieu, who had a leadoff homer. “But just with the way we played the last week, it’s really important.”

The lineup was just as generous to Tanaka in the second game, scoring four runs in the bottom of the first off lefty Keegan Akin, who shut them down in his previous start.

Miguel Andujar’s first-inning, two-run double keyed the Yankees’ fast start and Voit added three-run homers in the fourth and fifth.

“Where would we be without him?” Aaron Boone said of Voit, who has 16 homers.

After the first game, Cole said he knew he had to pitch aggressively with the early lead.

“You don’t really have an option,’’ Cole said. “When you get that kind of run support, that’s your job.”

Unlike in some of his other outings, Cole left nothing to doubt, pitching all seven innings with 114 pitches. He allowed just two hits and a walk, while striking out nine.

“I finished it out this time,’’ Cole said.

It was Cole’s second consecutive outing with Kyle Higashioka behind the plate. Afterward, Boone said he would consider keeping the two together for Cole’s next start.

“I thought they were great,’’ Boone said of the duo. “They were on a really good page together. That could be in play. It could be something we talk about, but also the relationship and rapport [Cole] has with Gary [Sanchez] is really good, as well.”

Tanaka then gave up one run in five innings, and after entering Friday just 1½ games up on the Orioles for third place in the AL East, the Yankees closed the day half a game behind the Blue Jays for second place.

“This is a good time to get hot,’’ Voit said.