ANAHEIM, Calif. — Chase Headley has stalled the shouts that the Yankees should promote stud prospect Gleyber Torres from Triple-A to play third base and force Headley to the bench.

On June 6, the switch-hitting Headley was batting .225 and a solid April, in which he batted .301 with an .896 OPS, had evaporated.

However, in the following six games, Headley went 8-for-21 (.381) with a homer, three RBIs and a 1.101 OPS. He continued his hot hitting on Wednesday night, going 2-for-4 with an RBI single in the Yankees’ 7-5 loss to the Angels.

“I feel pretty good. I feel I am having better at-bats lately and hitting balls hard and finally got one up in the air,’’ said Headley, who went 3-for-4 with a homer and double in Tuesday night’s 3-2, 11-inning loss to the Angels. “I felt like I was getting close for a while. I think I am in a pretty good spot mechanically.’’

Headley’s fourth homer of the season was his first since April 19. The 41 games in between home runs was the third longest drought of his career.

With Greg Bird still on a minor league rehab assignment and Chris Carter hitting .207 with 55 strikeouts in 140 at-bats, the Yankees were playing very light at the corners when Headley was not going well.

With Bird’s progress taking longer than some anticipated, Headley’s progress needs to continue, because first and third are offensive production positions in the American League first and foremost.