The Yankees ace overhauled his approach ahead of this season, and it worked wonders for a few months. But he needs to make some changes again.

NEW YORK — Early on this season, the Yankees were practically unbeatable when Max Fried took the mound. That ace version of Fried has been missing in action over these last several weeks, a debilitating trend that continued on Sunday afternoon in the Yankees’ series finale against the Astros.

Such was the case on Sunday at Yankee Stadium, as the lefty entered a rubber match against the Astros with a 5.81 ERA over his last six games — a stretch that included a since-healed blister — before permitting four earned runs over five frames.