Aaron Boone’s press conference explosion and Aaron Judge’s near-confrontation with Alek Manoah may or may not have contributed to the kind of win the Yankees have been in search of.

The same could be said of the good vibes brought on by the presence of so many legendary Yankees on Paul O’Neill Day.

Whatever the reason — and maybe the aforementioned had some role in this win — the Yankees pulled out a significant victory, a 4-2 win on Sunday in The Bronx that saw them receive strong starting pitching, a timely home run, quality defense and a gutsy performance out of the bullpen that enabled them to avoid a four-game sweep at the hands of the charging Blue Jays.

“To win this last one was big,” Andrew Benintendi said after his tie-breaking, two-run, seventh-inning homer was the difference. “Hopefully this can kick-start us on a little streak here.”

The win allows them to take a deep breath before the two-game Subway Series this week against the Mets, ending a stretch that saw them lose 13 out of 16 games and 20 of 29 since the All-Star break. It also pushed their lead in the AL East back to seven games in the loss column.

The maligned and shorthanded bullpen made Benintendi’s homer stand up with Lou Trivino getting the last seven outs for his first win as a Yankee. Nestor Cortes didn’t figure into the decision, but he pitched like a stopper, limiting the Blue Jays to one run over six innings.

Benintendi’s first homer as a Yankee since coming over in a July 27 trade from the Royals, and just his fourth of the season, came right after the Yankees (74-48) had blown the lead. Benintendi drilled an 0-1 Adam Cimber slider over the wall, the big hit Boone’s team had been waiting for.

“It definitely was one of those moments,” Boone said. “No secret what we’re going through. That was a big blow in an important game.”

A few innings earlier with first base open, Manoah hit Judge with a fastball in the shoulder and the two exchanged words. Gerritt Cole jumped over the dugout railing and a few other Yankees made their way onto the field, but Judge waived them off and the game resumed shortly.

“It’s the heat of the moment, nobody likes to get hit,” Judge said. “Everybody’s watching the game, everybody’s into it. No matter who gets hit, [guys] are going to take exception to it. The dugout had a couple of things to say and we moved on.”

Cole felt the Yankees had been getting dusted too much recently, and took issue with Manoah, saying, “One too many for my taste, I don’t know what to say.” Later, Manoah took a jab at Cole, telling reporters: “If Gerrit wants to do something, he can walk past the Audi sign next time.”

The near-skirmish injected energy into the Yankees’ dugout, which Judge had said was lacking after Saturday’s loss to the Blue Jays. Before Sunday’s game, Boone broke from his superstar on the subject, feeling that energy, or lack thereof, hasn’t been a problem for the team. And maybe it was only a coincidence that the Yankees responded to that jolt by closing out this game in impressive fashion, but it sure didn’t hurt them, either.

“These are fun games right here, battling against one of the best pitchers in the [American League], scratching out a few runs against him, getting a late big home run against one of their better bullpen arms,” Judge said. “You feed off that energy, the crowd was into it the whole game. That can definitely [carry over].”