Aaron Boone got a chance to watch the replay of Giancarlo Stanton’s uninspired base running in the third inning of Saturday’s 3-1 win over the Houston Astros, and the Yankees manager saw what everybody else did.

“Wasn’t a great look,” he said before the Bombers wrapped up their four-game series against Houston on Sunday afternoon in The Bronx. “But nothing other than him just making sure he doesn’t put himself in a dangerous position with the amount of things he’s had lower-body wise the last several years.”

Stanton, coming from second base after smacking a double down the left-field line off Astros starter Justin Verlander, was effortlessly thrown out at home after the 33-year-old rounded third almost nonchalantly.

He appeared to be laboring on his way to home plate before coming to a halt and getting tagged out by Houston catcher Martin Maldonado.

The Yankees ultimately didn’t need that run, but the concern over Stanton’s inability to hustle became the most-notable part of the play.

 “G is sometimes between when he’s going straight line, and sometimes if he gets his steps, you know, not timed up right, he gets himself into a tough spot,” Boone said.

While he was emphatically waved home by third base coach Luis Rojas, Stanton did not even attempt to slide and score a run in the midst of a tie game.

When asked postgame about the play, which garnered a lot of negative reactions from fans, Boone acknowledged that the DH and right fielder was probably prioritizing his health.

Boone doubled down on that sentiment Sunday.

“I think it’s been years now where he’s just making sure that he doesn’t want to – from a lower-body standpoint – put himself in any jeopardy,” he said.

Stanton missed 43 games earlier this season with a hamstring strain he sustained in April while running the bases, and the slugger has been dealing with lower-body injuries for much of his career.

The Yankees opted to pinch run for Stanton later Saturday night after he hit a single, though it was unclear if it was just an everyday in-game move or in response to his concerning base running.

Boone shot down the notion that he tells Stanton to be careful on the bases,

“He tries to get into that gate to where he’s not putting himself in a weird spot where he’s having to decelerate or move,” Boone said of Stanton, who slashed .321/.387/.786 in his last eight games entering Sunday’s series finale. “He tries to get in that comfortable position. But he takes that upon himself. I think he does have that fear of putting himself in a bad spot.”