Yankees sticking to Aaron Judge plan despite his two-hit night — whether he likes it or not

Aaron Judge is in The Bronx this week and not Somerset, which means there are some concessions he is going to have to make, no matter how much he hates them.

A day after the Yankees captain made it clear he was “not happy” to be pulled after six innings Tuesday night, in his first game in 100 days because of a right rib stress fracture without going on a rehab assignment, Judge got another inch Wednesday, playing eight innings in right field while going 2-for-4 before being pinch run for in a 6-1 win over the Rockies.

“I feel like both nights, it’s all real valuable for him,” manager Aaron Boone said. “Just continuing to see pitches, see different pitches, have at-bats. I feel like his swing decisions have been pretty good so far. The more we do it, the more comfortable he’ll get. Good to see him throw a couple knocks out there though.”

Even with the encouraging results Wednesday, Judge could be out of the lineup altogether for Thursday’s series finale against the Rockies — almost certainly guaranteeing he would play in Friday’s Subway Series opener against the Mets on the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 — as the Yankees try to build him up smartly coming off a three-month layoff.

Though Judge expressed his frustration Tuesday night — which Boone said the right fielder shared with him both during that game and the day before — it was not expected to alter the Yankees’ plan in doing what they think is best to keep him healthy down the stretch., even though they are up against the clock to chase down the Rays for the division.

“I like the fact that he wants to be in there because he’s feeling good,” Boone said.

In the meantime, Judge’s teammates have been impressed by how he has looked in his first days off the IL after the long layoff and only facing live pitching once (Monday against Yankees minor leaguers).

“It’s not easy,” Cody Bellinger said. “But that’s obviously a guy that really understands what he wants to do and how he needs to get ready. … It’s been pretty tremendous.”

Boone described the situation as “fluid,” as the Yankees try to get a read on how Judge is looking, feeling and recovering from his first games in three-plus months. The manager, who has a strong relationship with Judge, said he thinks his player “probably on some level” understands why the Yankees are easing him back in carefully.

“But that’s him, he likes to play and obviously, he’s one of those guys that has the ability to play through a lot — not that he’s playing through anything right now,” Boone said.

“But obviously the biggest thing is the buildup and not having played, so just want to be mindful and smart about that.”