to beat the Rangers. They won the first game of the series in convincing fashion, scoring 14 runs, but dropped the next two, only scoring 5 runs. The Yankees ended their season with a 103-59 record, their best record since their 2009 championship season. Yankees lost the series 1–2 (22-19 runs) Transactions April 19 – The Yankees sign 1B/DH Logan Morrison to a minor league contract. The deal comes with a July 1 opt-out and a $1 multi-million base salary at the MLB level. April 22 – The Yankees grant Gio González his release. He went 2–1 with a 6.00 ERA in three starts at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this year. April 25 – The Yankees acquire OF Cameron Maybin from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for cash considerations. May 14 – The Yankees acquire 1B/DH Kendrys Morales and cash from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for a PTBNL or cash considerations. June 15 – The Yankees acquire 1B/DH Edwin Encarnacion from the Seattle Mariners for cash considerations and minor league pitcher Juan Then. July 31 – The Yankees acquire OF Terrance Gore from the Kansas City Royals for cash considerations. The Yankees also acquire at the trade deadline minor league LHP Alfredo Garcia from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for RHP Joseph Harvey. August 24 – The Yankees acquire right-handed pitcher Cory Gearrin who they claimed off waivers from the Seattle Mariners. Season standings American League East American League Wild Card Record against opponents Roster Game log Regular season |-style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || March 28 || Orioles || 7–2 || Tanaka (1–0) || Cashner (0–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 46,928 || 1–0 |-style="background:#fbb | 2 || March 30 || Orioles || 3–5 || Yacabonis (1–0) || Paxton (0–1) || Wright (1) || Yankee Stadium || 42,203 || 1–1 |-style=background:#fbb | 3 || March 31 || Orioles || 5–7 || Means (1–0) || Happ (0–1) || Fry (1) || Yankee Stadium || 38,419 || 1–2 |- |-style=background:#bfb | 4 || April 1 || Tigers || 3–1 || Germán (1–0) || Ross (0–1) || Chapman (1) || Yankee Stadium || 32,036 || 2–2 |-style=background:#fbb | 5 || April 2 || Tigers || 1–3 ||Jiménez (1–0) || Chapman (0–1) || Greene (3) || Yankee Stadium || 32,018 || 2–3 |-style=background:#fbb | 6 || April 3 || Tigers || 1–2 || Farmer (1–0) || Green (0–1) || Greene (4) || Yankee Stadium || 33,038