It has come to point where the Yankees actually root for opponents to go for an extra base when Aaron Judge fields a ball in right field.

That’s because, more often than not, Judge will make them pay for it.

Rangers first baseman Ronald Guzman was the latest victim to fall prey to Judge’s rocket arm, when he decided to advance to second base after lacing a line drive single toward Judge leading off the fifth inning Wednesday night.

The 6-foot-7 Judge promptly threw a missile to Didi Gregorius at second base, where the shortstop completed the tag for the out as Guzman overslid the bag. It was his 20th outfield assist since 2017.

“It’s all part of the game, I work on [my defense] every day to try and make plays like that,” Judge said following the Yankees’ 4-1 victory. “I thought he was safe until Didi held that tag on him, so props to Didi for getting us that out.

“But defense is one of the most important things about this game, that’s what championship teams are about. The teams that usually make it far in the postseason and get to the World Series are teams that don’t give extra outs out. That’s something I’ve always tried to do, is go out there and give 110 percent just like my pitcher does.”

Manager Aaron Boone said the Yankees never take Judge’s defense for granted. But Judge’s ability to utilize his arm with extreme precision while maintaining his composure is probably the most impressive part of his skill-set.

Judge’s contributions weren’t limited to defense Wednesday. He also blasted a two-run home run off former Yankee Lance Lynn in the bottom of the third — his seventh homer in the past 15 games.

It was Judge’s 20th homer of the season, making him the fourth player in franchise history to record 20 or more home runs in his first three seasons.

“I was just expecting [Lynn] to throw a heater somewhere in that situation,” Judge said. “He was blowing it by me all night. I was finally able to get ready to hit and got a pitch that I could get a barrel on and snuck one out of here.”

Judge finished the night 1-for-4, though he stranded five baserunners. The Yankee Stadium crowd was anticipating a grand slam in the bottom of the fourth when Judge came to the plate with the bases loaded, but he whiffed on two-straight fastballs and then a 91.5-mph cutter from Lynn to end the inning.

Riding a nine-game hitting streak into September, Judge has since gone 2-for-14 in the first four games of the month. He became the third-fastest to reach 100 home runs in major league history when he blasted one of his eventual two homers during the series against the Mariners last week.

But as much offensive production as Judge has been able to give the Yankees in the past three years, his defense is important as well, if underappreciated.