MILWAUKEE —  It’s not a matter of if Aaron Judge will pass Roger Maris now, but when.

Judge hit two more homers in Sunday’s 12-8 win over the Brewers at American Family Field, giving him 59 on the season —  one shy of Babe Ruth’s 60 and two short of Maris’ historic 61.

And a ninth-inning rally allowed Judge to come up again with a chance to hit another, but Judge was “held” to a two-run double, as he finished the day 4-for-5 with four RBIs, three runs, a single, a walk and a line drive out to center in the first inning.

He’s also closing in on Minnesota’s Luis Arraez for the lead in batting average, as Judge makes a run at the American League Triple Crown. Judge is at .316; Arraez at .317.

Judge’s onslaught on the record books will be put on pause  Monday, with the Yankees off.

“This hasn’t been done in this era, someone chasing 61 [homers] clean like this and really no question marks about what’s going on in the game,’’ Anthony Rizzo said. “It’s really impressive.”

The comeback victory, coupled with the Blue Jays blowing a game to the Orioles, put the Yankees back up by 5 ½ games over Toronto with 16 games to play.

There was some late drama, as Wandy Peralta gave up three straight singles to start the bottom of the ninth. Clay Holmes then allowed a two-run ground-rule double to pinch-hitter Jace Pederson before Hunter Renfroe popped out for the first out. 

Kolten Wong walked to load the bases before Holmes struck out Luis Urias and Keston Hiura grounded out to end it.

The ending nearly spoiled another stellar day for Judge, who was the star, again, hitting No. 58 with one out in the top of the third against right-hander Jason Alexander to cut the Yankees’ deficit to 4-2.

His 59th came with two outs in the seventh off Luis Perdomo.

Judge got another at-bat in the ninth after Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Aaron Hicks singled.

With Judge knocking on the door of history, the ball was changed out before he came to the plate. Judge said he didn’t notice and that he still isn’t letting any home run records enter his mind.

“I’m thinking about coming down the stretch,’’ Judge said. “We’ve got some big games coming up. That’s really the only thing on my mind right now.” 

It helped make up for a subpar outing from Gerrit Cole, who gave up four runs — and a pair of homers — in just five innings.

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The right-hander put the Yankees in an early 3-0 hole when he gave up a three-run homer to Wong in the bottom of the first.

It was the third three-run home run allowed by a Yankee starter this series. The first two were hit by Willy Adames.

Oswaldo Cabrera got a run back in the top of the second with a solo home run, his second since being called up. The shot to center went an estimated 420 feet and made it 3-1.

But Cole gave up another homer in the bottom of the inning, a solo shot to Tyrone Taylor to make it 4-1.

The Yankees flexed their muscles in the third, with Judge and Rizzo — making his first appearance after missing a couple of weeks with back issues and headaches — going back-to-back with one out. 

Judge’s opposite-field shot to right landed in the upper deck, while Rizzo didn’t wait long to impact the lineup, as his homer made it 4-3.

Judge also walked and scored in the fifth, when the Yankees took advantage of some poor defense to score four runs and take the lead on an Oswaldo Cabrera’s broken-bat single off Brent Suter drove in Rizzo to give the Yankees their first lead. 

Jonathan Loaisiga entered and gave up a single before stranding runners on second and third on Omar Narvaez’s liner to deep right that Cabrera hauled in. 

Now, Judge will look to be the first American League player since Maris to break the 60-homer mark and he’ll do so at Yankee Stadium.

“It should be really special,’’ Aaron Boone said of the environment at the Stadium. “We’re in a pennant chase and with Judge sitting where he is. There’s added buzz every time he comes up. It’s an event.”