Alfonso Soriano and former teammate Ryan Dempster will meet again when the New York Yankees meet the Boston Red Sox Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET.

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Soriano and Dempster helped lead the Chicago Cubs to the postseason in 2007 and 2008 before being part of three consecutive losing seasons from 2010-12. Dempster was traded to Texas on July 31 of last year before signing with Boston this offseason, and New York (63-59) acquired Soriano for minor league pitcher Corey Black and cash July 26.

Soriano, who spent the first five years of his career with the Yankees, has already made a big impact during his second stint with the club. The seven-time All-Star is 15 for 22 with five homers and 18 RBIs in his last five games for New York, which still has three teams between it and the second wild-card spot.

"It's fun to watch the way he's adjusted right away," second baseman Robinson Cano said. "He was in the National League for six years and to come back to the American League and swing the bat the way he is, is unbelievable, especially right when we need him."

Soriano collected two more hits and a stolen base Saturday, but New York went 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position in a 6-1 defeat. The Yankees have dropped five of seven to Boston (73-52), which snapped a three-game skid behind Jacoby Ellsbury's two RBIs and David Ortiz's team-leading 24th homer.

The Red Sox now give the ball to Dempster (6-8, 4.50 ERA), who is 1-0 despite a 6.00 ERA in his last six starts -- all Boston wins.

His latest was by far the best of that rough stretch. Dempster held Toronto to a run and four hits over seven innings Tuesday in a 4-2, 11-inning victory.

"I felt like I was able to make pitches when I was behind in the count, which is huge," Dempster said. "I had a real good split."