Grady Sizemore hit a two-run home run for the Boston Red Sox in an exhibition game on Tuesday, his first home run in a game since July 15, 2011.

"It felt good," Sizemore said. "I'm just trying to have good swings. I want to keep putting those together."

Sizemore, who had been hitting leadoff for Boston this spring, was in the fifth spot on Tuesday.

"The way we have seen the ball come off the bat, almost a week at a time," John Farrell said. "That whole process, he's starting to get his legs a little bit at the plate. It was a good day for him."