Neither Jorge Posada nor Alfredo Amezaga slept much Wednesday night. But Posada, who suffered a fractured nose when Amezaga hit him with a throw, said he held no grudge against the 26-year-old Anaheim infielder.

Posada, 32, came to Yankee Stadium yesterday morning despite being in the hospital until midnight and having to sleep in a chair. He had a bandage around his nose, which doctors told him was broken in two places. Regardless, he forgave Amezaga.

“It’s just a freaky accident, I’m pretty sure,” Posada said before the Yankees’ 7-4 series-ending victory. “First thing he said, he said, ‘I’m sorry’ standing right in front of me. The kid had no intentions.”

Amezaga said as much but still beat himself up over the play, which occurred in the second inning of an 11-2 Anaheim victory. Amezaga was at the second-base bag attempting to complete a double play when he threw sidearm and nailed Posada. It was reckless, because Amezaga should’ve thrown over the top.

“I was having a tough time sleeping,” Amezaga said. “Now with this information about Posada, I’m going to be more loose.

“Still, if he says that, I’m still sad and upset at myself. It’s all about luck.”

Luckily, Posada said he doesn’t believe he’ll need to go on the disabled list. But doctors told him not to exercise yesterday, and he was scheduled to see team doctor Stuart Hershon. He experienced headaches and his nose bled.

Posada was as optimistic as Yankees officials, who hope he can be back this weekend. The catcher’s mask won’t hurt Posada’s nose, he said, and he’ll forego any additional protection.

Posada had his hands up while he slid, and the ball deflected off two fingers on his left hand and into his face. He was lucky he didn’t break his hand, which would’ve cost him at least a month, or that the damage to his face wasn’t more severe.

Amezaga said Posada waited a bit too long to get down into a slide, but Posada said, “No, I’m just late on everything. I’m slow, and I was not even near the bag.”

The All-Star catcher was in good humor considering the circumstances. He said this wasn’t the first time he had broken his nose. Posada apparently got into a fight with somebody when he was 14 years old, and his family fixed that broken nose “at home.”

“It was his fault,” Posada said of the other participant in the fight.

How did he look?

“No, you don’t want to talk about that,” Posada said.