The New York Yankees are putting wins on the board a little differently these days. The Bronx Bombers are still lighting up the outfield bleachers, but they have also made better use of smaller ball tactics to scratch out runs and win games.

The Major League leaders with 112 home runs, the Yankees have fallen just off the pace in June, hitting the seventh-most homers (32) in baseball. But in the place of overwhelming power, baseball’s most star-studded, veteran-laden and patient lineup has worked over opposing pitchers and scored runs the old-fashioned way.

New York has drawn 126 walks this month, by far the most in the Majors; struck out just 134 times, the second-fewest in the Majors; stolen 25-of-27 bases, the highest success rate in baseball; and slugged 82 extra-base hits, fourth-most in baseball.

The Yankees are presenting nearly the same power threat, while frustrating pitchers with their patience and running the bases with extreme efficiency.

At the same rate, New York’s pitchers have shown marked improvement, helping the club win five straight games and keep pace with the Boston Red Sox in the American League East.

CC Sabathia eased injury concerns with a dominant Friday start against the Mets; A.J. Burnett is on fire with three straight excellent outings; Joba Chamberlain lowered his ERA for the third straight month in June; and Chien-Ming Wang finally has his first victory of the season under his belt.

And, Phil Hughes has made a smooth transition from starter to reliever, helping to cure what ailed the team’s bullpen. The 23-year-old has a 1.50 ERA, .122 opponents batting average and a 15-to-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio in seven relief appearances. If Wang continues to improve as the season moves along, the decision to move Hughes to the ‘pen will only look more brilliant.

Collectively, the staff has been baseball’s most unhittable in June. New York leads the Majors with 208 strikeouts and a .222 opponents this month and has a tidy 3.49 ERA - nearly a full run lower than its season mark (4.47).

The recipe bodes well going into the summer months, and this club could be downright dangerous when all the big boppers get going again. If the same offensive approach holds true in the second half, and some of the team’s scuffling stars — Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano, Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada — snap out of their funks, the American League could be in serious trouble.

Here’s a glance at the Yankees’ lineup by position, with brief notes on their recent statistics and fantasy prospects.

C - Jorge Posada: Still working his way back from hamstring injury; has 10 HRs, but is hitting just .182 (10-for-55) in his last 17 games

1B - Mark Teixeira: Has cooled off since torrid May/June stretch; homerless drought has reached 14 games and 56 at-bats

2B - Robinson Cano: Showing signs of life again, but struggling in run production role; has zero RBIs in his last nine games

3B - Alex Rodriguez: Issues are well-publicized, but is quietly rounding into form; is 7-for-15 with 2 HRs, 9 RBIs, .667 OBP his last 5 games

SS - Derek Jeter: Power, run production have flatlined (0 HRs, 0 RBIs last 9 games), but making up for it with surprising 17-for-18 stolen bases

LF - Johnny Damon: Adding SBs back into his fantasy game; after 20 games without a SB attempt, is 3-for-3 in his last seven games

CF - Brett Gardner: Has slight edge over Cabrera for ABs in CF; take out big 5-for-6 effort in Subway Series opener, and his .289 average falls to .268

RF - Nick Swisher: Enhances Yankees’ powerful, patient dynamic; hitting just .237, but with 14 HRs, 50 BBs and .373 OBP

DH - Hideki Matsui: Moves back into DH role after nine straight games in National League parks; finished interleague play with .139 average (5-for-36)

Rotation
#1 - LHP CC Sabathia: Tight bicep looked plenty fine in dominating the Mets; early exit in Florida was only time in last 10 starts he didn’t go 7+ innings

#2 - RHP A.J. Burnett: Dominant starts against crosstown Mets (15 IP, 0 ER) can help fans forget struggles against Boston (7.2 IP, 11 ER)

#3 - LHP Andy Pettitte: Having issues with consistency and working deep into starts, but is still good bet to win 14+ games for 12th time in his career

#4 - RHP Joba Chamberlain: Take progress where you can get it; BB rate, HR rate, ERA have gotten progressively lower each month of the season

#5 - RHP Chien-Ming Wang: Reason to be hopeful; Sunday start was his first win (1-6) and first start allowing fewer hits (4) than innings pitched (5.1)

Closer
RHP Mariano Rivera: Had a milestone day against the Mets; recorded career save No. 500 and career RBI No. 1