ATLANTA – Perhaps it is superb timing, this Yankees’ trip to Toronto, with another chance at getting even against the AL East-leading Blue Jays.

Or maybe it’s a little too soon to return to Rogers Centre, facing a red-hot-at-home team that completed a four-game sweep of the Yankees just 18 days ago in Ontario.

But right now, the road to an AL East title goes through Canada, and that’s where the Yanks are headed, with a three-game set beginning Monday night against the Jays.

It’s a big series “without question’’ Yankees manager Aaron Boone said before Sunday’s 4-2 win against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park.

After stumbling to a Friday night loss and requiring a comeback from a five-run deficit Saturday, this was “a big series win, especially going into Toronto,” said Yankees captain Aaron Judge.

“It’s a good time to start getting hot.”

And as Boone noted, the Blue Jays are “playing incredibly well, especially at home,’’ where Toronto is riding a 10-game winning streak at Rogers Centre.

“We’re looking forward to going and knowing it’ll be challenging,’’ said Boone. “And hopefully we can go have a better result this time.’’

Yankees’ road back to Toronto

When the Yanks left Toronto in the wee hours of July 4, their three-game AL East lead had completely vanished.

Since then, Toronto has expanded its first-place lead over the Yanks to three games, coming out of the All-Star breaking and sweeping the NL West-contending San Francisco Giants at Rogers Centre.

“We can’t focus on the past – that won’t change the record,” Judge said of the Yanks’ last trip to Toronto. “We have to focus on what we can do right now and just take care of business.”

With the Yanks in something of a bullpen bind Sunday (Luke Weaver, Jonathan Loaisiga and Scott Effross were being avoided due to workload) starter Marcus Stroman provided six solid innings.

Paired again with Ben Rice at catcher, Stroman used his varied pitch mix and yielded just a long, solo homer to Matt Olson, while Ian Hamilton and Tim Hill bridged it to Devin Williams, who got three quick outs after a tremendous solo shot by Ronald Acuna Jr.

Now, the Yankees have Carlos Rodon, rookie Cam Schlittler and Max Fried lined up to start against Toronto, with Fried deemed good to go following a blister to his left index finger, suffered during his previous start, July 12.

And the Yanks needed some positive momentum heading into Toronto, since the Blue Jays are ‘doing a lot of really good things – they catch the ball really well and put the ball in play a ton,’’ said Boone.

“They’re pretty athletic and they’re playing as good as they have all year right now.’’

Aaron Judge matches A-Rod on Yankees’ HR list

Judge’s first-inning homer was his first of the so-called “second half,” No. 36 for the year, and his 351st career blast, tying him with Alex Rodriguez for sixth place on the Yankees’ all-time list.

In short order, Judge could be in sole possession of fourth place on that list. His next targets: Yogi Berra at 358 and Joe DiMaggio at 361.

The top three: Babe Ruth (659), Mickey Mantle (536) and Lou Gehrig (493). With his next home run, Judge moves into MLB’s top 100 homer list.

Judge thought it was “pretty cool” to join another select Yankee group.

“Obviously, an incredible honor, especially growing up watching A-Rod for so many years, and what he did in pinstripes,’’ said Judge. “He’s a legend, one of the best to ever play.’’

In his first at-bat Sunday, Judge drove a 2-1 cutter by Braves’ right-handed starter Grant Holmes an estimated 409 feet over the right-center field wall for a 1-0 lead.

With two out in the first, the Yankees strung together consecutive singles by Giancarlo Stanton (3-for-5), Jazz Chisholm Jr. (bunt) and Paul Goldschmidt (RBI) for a 2-0 lead.

Why Yankees’ Trent Grisham was on bench Sunday

Trent Grisham is still managing through some hamstring tightness, which played a part in Boone’s decision not to start the center fielder Sunday.

A day after his tie-breaking, ninth-inning grand slam, Grisham was on the bench along with Austin Wells, J.C. Escarra and Oswald Peraza.

Boone said that Grisham was still “navigating through’’ a hamstring issue that forced him from a June 30 game at Toronto, mainly for precautionary reasons on the Rogers Centre artificial turf.

With Sunday’s day game following a night game, and the Yankees heading back to Rogers Centre on Monday, Boone felt he didn’t “want to overdo it’’ with Grisham’s hamstring situation.

Grisham subbed defensively at center field in Sunday’s eighth inning at Truist Park.