Marcus Stroman shows courage to stop Yankees’ skid

There was no five-alarm fire in the Bronx. The Bronx wasn’t burning.

But manager Aaron Boone was looking for volunteers to extinguish the possibility of a first four-game losing streak of the season, and Marcus Stroman doused any embers of hysteria among Yankees fans with an 8-3 victory over the Braves .

Stroman gave up a Marcell Ozuna homer in the first inning, then held the Braves hitless after an Austin Riley single in the second inning until Travis d’Arnaud’s two-run home run in the opposite field with two outs in the seventh. Stroman raised his glove and applauded the fans who cheered as he left the mound for the dugout.

The Stro Show happened at the best possible time.

Stroman took advantage of the momentum Aaron Judge’s two-run home run gave him in the first and never looked back.

If he had, he would have seen Judge marveling at center field during his Stro Show.

“Just a competitor who wants to go out there and win,” Judge told The Post before the game. “He’s not afraid of anyone. No matter who we play, we’re on the road, we’re at home, if the offense clicks, don’t click, he goes out there and does his thing.

“I think that’s one thing that’s been amazing to watch is that he’s not disturbed by outside noise. Playing here in New York maybe you can hear a lot of things from the fans, maybe if the offense doesn’t pick you and support you maybe you can get frustrated about that , but this guy shows up every day and does his thing. And he’s having fun doing it, it’s something I love and I think this whole team thrives on it.

Judge respected Stroman (7-3, 3.15 ERA) as an opponent and even more now as a teammate.

“Every day he’s in the gym,” Judge said, “which is amazing to see for a pitcher who throws once every five days. They could kind of sit on their butt and relax, but this guy keeps getting better, keeps working on things I still see him talking to a lot of young guys, I think the connection between him and (Clarke) Schmidt early in the offseason and before the season started. was important…It was a treat to watch, and (I’m) glad he was with us.

Stroman, needless to say, is thrilled to have Judge (28 home runs) backing him up.

“He’s in another historic race,” Stroman said.

Yankees pitchers had allowed 32 runs in the previous three games.

“I felt pretty in control from the start,” Stroman said. “Even after the circuit, I felt pretty settled. I knew I didn’t make the pitch I wanted, so I wasn’t necessarily angry, but I felt pretty calm the whole evening. I felt calm. I have a lot of confidence in Wellsy (Austin Wells) behind the dish, so I didn’t shake him once all night.

Stroman grew up on Long Island and always yearned for the big, bright scene in the Bronx.

“I’m not someone who avoids the limelight, the pressure, the lights,” Stroman said upon his offseason signing. “I think a lot of people avoid coming to New York and playing for the Yankees for that reason. I feel like it brings out the best in me.

His best was better than the Braves’.

“By just varying my dinner, my cutter, mixing my change, I feel like we were just keeping them out of balance,” Stroman said.

Boone was bracing for an undetermined loss of Giancarlo Stanton (MRI scan pending for left hamstring strain). But thanks to Stroman, he left office without being crippled by a four-game losing streak.

“I really controlled the game,” Boone said. “He was getting the ball where he wanted, pounding the strike zone, I thought he had presence with everything, and I thought it was all working for him too,” Boone said. “It was nice to have a good outing after a bit of a tough week for us,” Boone said. “It was big.”

Stroman is not tall. Stroman is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. On Saturday evening, he recalled another mantra: size does not measure heart.