NEW YORK -- Anthony Volpe remembers plenty about the inaugural season at the current Yankee Stadium, having attended a handful of games in the 200 Level down the left-field line. The home team was World Series-bound that year, and though their future shortstop celebrated walk-off victories as a fan, he can’t recall ever being in the building for a curtain call.

The late innings of Saturday’s game, then, nicely checked that item off the list. Volpe earned a spotlight moment after belting a go-ahead two-run homer, and DJ LeMahieu came off the bench to deliver a ninth-inning RBI single as the Yankees walked off the Blue Jays, 3-2.

“It was pretty crazy,” Volpe said. “I didn’t really know what was going on, I guess. I didn’t want to assume and go out or anything like that, but once I got told to, it was pretty cool.”

Volpe’s key at-bat came after the Yankees were held to two hits over seven frames in a dominant performance by Toronto ace Alek Manoah.

A couple of Baby Bombers broke through in the eighth, as Oswald Peraza stroked a two-out single and Volpe followed by sending the first pitch he saw from reliever Yimi García a Statcast-projected 364 feet over the right-field wall.

“He’s a winning player,” said Gerrit Cole, who pitched 5 2/3 innings of scoreless ball, lowering his ERA to 0.79. “He’s a great complement to the clubhouse. He’s a great defensive player, and obviously he put a great swing on a good pitch today. He gave us a jolt that we needed.”

Nudged by manager Aaron Boone and bench coach Carlos Mendoza, the 21-year-old Volpe acknowledged the chanting cheers from the crowd of 43,223, rising to the top step of the dugout. The moment flew by quickly for Volpe; rather than doff a cap or wave, he chose to clap repeatedly before descending the stairs.

“I didn’t even know where to go or what side of the dugout to come out of,” Volpe said. “It’s a pretty cool tradition.”

The afterglow of Volpe’s moment was interrupted a few minutes later when Danny Jansen tied the game again with a pinch-hit two-run homer off Wandy Peralta. Jansen’s homer ending up being but a footnote after the Yanks rallied in the home half.

Anthony Rizzo belted a double to the left-field wall, Gleyber Torres reached on an infield single, and Willie Calhoun walked. Boone then pointed to LeMahieu, who had been enjoying a rare day off but also spent the last few innings preparing for a possible pinch-hitting assignment.

Toronto opted for a five-man infield, placing center fielder Daulton Varsho on the left side of the infield. LeMahieu barreled a Jordan Romano slider, lining the game-winning hit past Varsho to clinch the Yanks’ second walk-off win of the year (following Wednesday’s victory over the Angels).

“That was a good win for us,” LeMahieu said. “It’s definitely not my comfort zone, but when I saw that inning happening, I was ready. I felt like I was part of the inning already.”

The memorable finish came after a heavyweight pitching duel between Cole and Manoah lived up to expectations, with each ace pitching scoreless outings. Cole said he derived no additional juice from Manoah’s presence; they exchanged words last August, and Manoah spoke publicly about Cole again this past offseason.

“I get all of my motivation from inside of this clubhouse,” Cole said.

Cole scattered four hits, permitting two walks while striking out four. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, his 0.79 ERA is the third lowest by a Yankee through five starts, behind Ed Lopat (0.60 in 1951) and Spud Chandler (0.60 in 1946).

“He seems to bear down and his velocity jumps in those big spots,” said Blue Jays manager John Schneider. “He’s been doing it for a long time. You tip your cap, but you’ve got to take advantage when you have him on the ropes.”

And the Jays sure made Cole work. That fatigue began to show in the sixth inning, and Boone lifted Cole with two outs and two men on. Ron Marinaccio recovered after a walk to keep Toronto off the board, preserving the starter’s outing. Cole has now tossed 20 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings, the second-longest streak of his career.

“They’re tough,” Cole said. “They grind; they don’t give a pitch up. They’re shifty, and obviously Alek was on his game today. He threw tremendous. I would have liked to get deeper. … It did feel like I kind of faded a little bit, but I gave it everything I had.”