CLEVELAND — The bats of Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton are a more powerful hangover cure than even an egg sandwich and a Gatorade. 

The Yankees talked on loop late Thursday night and Friday afternoon about moving on from the ill effects of dropping an MLB instant classic in Game 3 of the ALCS and not letting one loss morph into two. 

But saying it and doing it — as the Yankees did by beating the Guardians, 8-6, in Game 4 at Progressive Field — are two different things. 

Soto took action on just the sixth pitch, launching a two-run home run just short of the stacked bullpens in right-center field that officially erased the bad taste of the ninth- and 10th-inning collapses of only 22 hours earlier. 

“It’s always good to get the lead early … try to give some room to the starters to work,” Soto said. “But [Game 3] was in the past. We tried to forget about it. We focused on [Game 4].” 

Manager Aaron Boone was confident in his team’s resiliency. 

“Whatever happened — win, lose or draw — there was no doubt in my mind we’d come out ready to roll, ready to turn the page,” Boone said. “Right out of the gate, Gleyber [Torres] gets on, Soto homer, we’re off and running.” 

Stanton delivered the most damaging swing, a three-run home run, in the sixth to give the Yankees a short-lived four-run lead.

After Soto started that rally with a walk, Stanton fell behind 1-2 in the count with two runners in scoring position after the Guardians inexplicably did not issue an intentional walk. 

“I’ve got to put the ball in play … just to get one run in at least,” Stanton said. “That was the idea, get the ball in the air far enough for a sac fly.” 

A lone Guardians fan tried desperately multiple times to start a “F–k the Yankees” chant on the crowded concourse shortly before first pitch, but it never gained steam. 

Perhaps the euphoria of the Game 3 comeback — when a pair of Guardians’ two-out two-run home runs first tied the score and later won the game — had worn off and given way to nerves. 

Soto and Stanton, who have six home runs combined in the postseason, look anything but nervous in big spots. 

“I just try to get any bit of information I can, any bit of film, all the swings I need. I exhaust it,” Stanton said. “I enjoy that grind. You’re not always going to perform well, but as long as I have all the information I can, I’ll be in a good spot.” 

In between his two runs scored, Soto made a leaping extended catch of a 101-mile-per-hour line drive on the warning track to help reliever Tim Hill get through the top of the order while preserving a 3-2 lead. 

“I’m really proud of what I’ve been doing [defensively],” Soto said. “I’ve been putting in the work, just looking at the numbers, which way we should take it, and it’s been working.” 

One win away from the World Series, the Yankees are in a better spot because of Soto and Stanton.