Two games, two standing ovations. Perhaps Chuck Knoblauch has found a home in left field, after all.

On a night when he came up with his first career outfield assist and also made his first error in his new position, Knoblauch saw the glass as half full and continues to feel the love of Yankee Stadium fans who are thrilled he’s no longer agonizing out there at second base.

Tucked into a laughably easy 8-2 victory over the Royals, Knoblauch for the second consecutive game got the fans to their feet, this time not merely because of a routine catch but because of a bona fide good defensive play.

“Let ’em keep doing it,” Knoblauch said of the fan reaction. “If I get a standing ovation every night then that means it’s going to be a great season not only for me but for the Yankees. So more power to that. I love that, so keep doing it.”

Ordinarily, an outfield assist in the middle of a routine triumph would barely register as worthy of notice. Of course, every move Knoblauch makes in his new surroundings is dissected and scrutinized. So far, so good.

In the fourth inning, in fact, he was very good. Carlos Beltran led off with a drive down the left field line that slammed against the side wall. Knoblauch, on his first play of the night, tracked the carom perfectly, scooped up the ball cleanly and in one motion came up throwing. Meanwhile, Beltran got a good look at the play in front of him but hesitated as he rounded first base. Not smart, considering the Royals were trailing 8-0 at the time. Beltran no doubt glanced up, realized who was out in left field and decided to challenge the novice outfielder.

Knoblauch was up to the test. He gunned a one-hop throw that skipped directly to Alfonso Soriano, who easily applied the tag as Beltran slid right into Soriano’s glove.

On the mound, Andy Pettitte saluted Knoblauch with a wave of his glove.

“I feel great for him,” Pettitte said. “What he’s been through, I hope he gets a standing ovation every night.”

It was the first major-league outfield assist for Knoblauch, now in his 11th season, and it came in only his third-ever big-league game in the outfield.

In the eighth, Knoblauch made his first error when he bobbled a bouncing single hit right at him, also by Beltran, allowing the hitter to advance to second.

“I got the ball and caught it and it was just on the transfer, that will come with experience, not having to be as quick as you do as an infielder,” said Knoblauch, who had one hit, scored two runs and stole two bases. “I still have the infielder instincts with me. That’s just a blip on the screen, it’s no big deal. It was a great night for me.”