Yankees’ bats melt in loss to Braves as they drop another series

In case the sweltering heat wasn’t enough, Max Fried and the Braves suffocated the Yankees’ bats on Sunday afternoon.

Mustering only one inning in which they put multiple men on base — with a costly out on the bases limiting the rally — the Yankees’ shorthanded lineup could not break through against Fried and dropped another rubber game with a 3-1 loss in front of a sellout crowd of 46,683 in The Bronx.

After losing only three of their first 22 series of the season, the Yankees (52-28) have now dropped three straight series and four of their past five. They have also lost seven of their past 10 games overall, though they still own the majors’ third-best record.

“Nobody’s holding their heads, nobody’s panicking in here,” said Nestor Cortes, who pitched seven strong innings while giving up three runs. “Just a rough patch that, 162 games, you’re going to go through. Just gotta figure out a way to get out of it.”

The Yankees will try to use Monday’s off day to reset before heading into Tuesday’s Subway Series at Citi Field.