NEW YORK -- The Yankees¡¯ formula for victories looks and feels a bit different without Aaron Judge in the lineup, challenging other contributors to step up while waiting for the American League¡¯s reigning Most Valuable Player to return.

For just the second time since Judge landed on the injured list, the Yankees shook hands following a victory. Gleyber Torres and Willie Calhoun homered, helping to support Domingo Germán¡¯s solid effort as the Yankees edged the Red Sox, 3-1, on Saturday night at Yankee Stadium.

¡°It¡¯s going to take all of the guys in this clubhouse,¡± Calhoun said. ¡°It¡¯s a really good clubhouse; really good players, up and down. So it¡¯s really just relying on each other, leaning on each other and picking each other up every single day. We¡¯ve just got to keep that going.¡±

The Yankees are 3-3 since Judge sprained his right great toe while making a sensational catch exactly one week earlier at Dodger Stadium. With the offense having averaged just 3.2 runs over those six games, the Bombers¡¯ new recipe must focus on pitching, defense and timely hitting -- and they got all three on Saturday.

¡°We miss our captain, but at the same time, we¡¯ve got to deal with the blows,¡± said Isiah Kiner-Falefa. ¡°We have no excuses. It¡¯s a tough division, and this division waits for no one. We¡¯ve got to find ways to go out there and compete.¡±

When Germ¨¢n reported to Spring Training, he did so as a likely fifth starter: The rotation seemed stacked, with Carlos Rod¨®n, Luis Severino and Nestor Cortes all in line to follow ace Gerrit Cole. Injuries bumped Germ¨¢n up the depth chart, and he has responded, allowing one earned run or fewer in seven of his past 11 starts.

Left fielder Jake Bauers helped Germ¨¢n in the third inning, making a leaping catch at the left-field wall to rob an extra-base hit from Rafael Devers.

¡°Devers is a strong hitter, so with the impact and the direction that the ball was going, I thought it was going to be a homer,¡± Germ¨¢n said through an interpreter. ¡°Bauers was right there, and he made a great catch.¡±

Though Devers later homered, it would be the only blemish for Germ¨¢n, who scattered six hits while striking out five with two walks, claiming his fourth win. Wandy Peralta retired Devers on a key groundout in the seventh, following a 14-pitch battle with Masataka Yoshida that ended with a walk.

¡°Especially against left-handers, he¡¯s been so good this year,¡± manager Aaron Boone said of Peralta. ¡°In a lot of ways, that¡¯s the game right there. Wandy never gives in.¡±

Torres¡¯ second homer in three games opened the scoring, a leadoff shot to right field off right-hander Tanner Houck in the fourth inning. Calhoun then got just enough of a shot to right in the sixth, a well-placed drive that reached the front row and would not have been a homer in any other big league park, according to Statcast.

But while Calhoun¡¯s fifth homer was a Yankee Stadium unicorn, his clutch bat appears to be no fluke. Over Calhoun¡¯s past 13 games, he¡¯s batting .310 (13-for-42) with five doubles, two homers and eight RBIs, and three of his five homers this year have tied the game or given the Bombers a lead.

¡°At this time last year, I was in Triple-A,¡± said Calhoun, who played in the Rangers¡¯ and Giants¡¯ systems in 2022. ¡°I¡¯ve just put that in my rearview mirror. This year has been unreal so far. Just being able to help the team win in any way possible is a good feeling.¡±

During Judge¡¯s first injured list stint of the year in May, a 10-game stretch where the Yankees won four times, they aimed to adopt a small-ball strategy while keeping the light on for the captain. There was a hint of that reprise in the seventh inning, as Kiner-Falefa dashed home from second base with an insurance run, batted in by a Kyle Higashioka single.

Yep, there¡¯s resilience there -- though arguably not as much grit as what broadcaster John Sterling showed in the ninth inning, continuing his play-by-play on the WFAN radio broadcast after being clipped above the left eyebrow by a Justin Turner foul ball. Sterling insisted he would be OK as he departed the Bronx, and come to think of it, so did the Yankees.

¡°We talked about it, starting in Spring Training: It¡¯s going to take everyone,¡± Boone said. ¡°It¡¯s going to take more than you even think. You need to be ready for that.¡±