Gleyber Torres started Saturday as the odd man out of the Yankees’ lineup once again, but ended it with his teammates mobbing him in celebration.

The second baseman came off the bench for a pinch-hit single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a comeback and give the Yankees a 5-4 win over the Guardians in The Bronx.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa had tied the score one batter earlier with an RBI double. Kiner-Falefa, like Torres, had been down to his last strike, but drove in pinch runner Tim Locastro, who had stolen second base.

“Amazing,” said Torres, who was sitting for the second time in three games and the third time in five games. “During the game, I was back in the cage, trying to be ready, doing my swing and routine and be ready for any opportunity. Man, I feel so happy to do the job and help my team.”

The good feelings from Torres’ winner were quickly tarnished when the game ended in an ugly scene. As the Yankees (9-6) chased after Torres to celebrate, beers and trash started raining down in from the bleachers in right-center field, near Guardians outfielders Myles Straw and Oscar Mercado.

Moments earlier, Straw had climbed the wall in left field to get face-to-face with fans who appeared to be mocking left fielder Steven Kwan as he was tended to after he running into the wall trying to catch Kiner-Falefa’s double.

“Obviously there’s no place for throwing stuff onto the field in that situation,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “We certainly don’t want to put anyone in danger. Love the intensity, but we can’t be throwing stuff out on the field.”

After Nestor Cortes exited his latest gem in the seventh inning of a 2-2 game, Josh Donaldson broke the tie in the bottom of the inning with a solo home run.

But Chad Green could not protect the lead in the eighth inning as Austin Hedges hit a two-out, two-strike, two-run home run to left field to give the Guardians a 4-3 lead.

Donaldson led off the ninth inning with a walk against Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase, and Locastro pinch-ran for him. Two outs later, Kiner-Falefa and Torres worked their magic against Clase, who was throwing 100 mph cutters.

“For us to change the tide, it shows a lot about who we are as a team,” said Kiner-Falefa, who started the season 1-for-17, but is now 13-for-30 over his last nine games. “Some games haven’t been the cleanest, but for us to overcome adversity every time and play as a team — it took Gleyber coming off the bench today and that’s who we are. … It might not show sometimes, but we’re trying and we’re playing hard.”

Cortes struck out eight over 6 ¹/₃ innings, with his only blemish coming on a two-run homer from Josh Naylor in the fifth inning. It put the Guardians up 2-0 and snapped Cortes’ shutout streak to begin the season at 13 ²/₃ innings.

The Yankees tied it in the bottom of the inning as Kiner-Falefa drilled an RBI single and Kyle Higashioka drove in Joey Gallo with a sacrifice fly.

Meanwhile, Torres said he began preparing for his pinch-hit moment as early as the first inning. He had collected a hit in each of his last two games, but was still batting just 2-for-22 (.091) over his last seven games before Saturday and was 7-for-40 on the season.

The early slump had cost him more starts than anyone else in the rotation of what the Yankees believe are five starting infielders for four spots. But he still found a way to come through in the biggest spot of the day and clinch a second straight series win for his team.

“His preparation is putting him in that position,” Boone said. “Just proud of him. Obviously hasn’t played a couple of the games lately, but his work hasn’t suffered at all. In fact, it’s been maybe better. He was prepared and ready for the spot and delivered.”