CHICAGO — Aaron Judge says there is nothing alarming about the mountain of ice packs that smothered each knee following the Yankees’ 11-6 win over the Cubs on Saturday night at Wrigley Field.

“Been doing this the past couple of days,” Judge said. “I have been sliding and falling on the knees. It’s just maintenance. There is a long season ahead of us.”

Since Judge hit fifth during Friday’s 3-2 victory, moving one rung up the lineup ladder to cleanup wasn’t a drastic move, but it’s not often a rookie hits fourth for the Yankees. But that is where Judge, the Yankees’ hottest hitter, was against Cubs lefty Brett Anderson.

“He is swinging so well and swinging so well against left-handers,’’ Girardi said of the power-hitting Judge, who was hitting .337 (fifth in the AL) with an AL leading 13 homers and 27 RBIs (second in AL) overall and .429 with three homers and six RBIs versus lefties. “I thought I would move him up and move Gary [Sanchez] down a little bit who hasn’t had a lot of at-bats lately.’’

Judge went 0-for-5 and Sanchez 2-for-4 with an RBI in his second game off the DL.

Regardless of the experience level, Girardi said he believes in moving hot hitters closer to the top. Judge has hit eighth (four times), seventh (six), sixth (eight) and fifth (seven).

“I think you give players more as they continue to do well,’’ Girardi said. “You don’t want to throw guys into the fire right away. You have [Matt] Holliday, who is out of the lineup, and Sanchy has not got going yet, and that is part of it, too.’’