Auditions over Seven homers were hit in the Twins' 12-9 victory over Cincinnati on Tuesday, including two apiece by the Twins' Michael Cuddyer and the Reds' Aaron Boone. Dustan Mohr's first-inning grand slam helped the Twins take a 5-0 lead before the Reds batted.

The Twins' fielding and pitching weren't sharp. Cristian Guzman missed a tag on Jason LaRue's stolen base in the second. LaRue scored when Guzman booted Barry Larkin's grounder, and Ken Griffey followed with a two-run homer.

Bob Wells gave up three runs in his inning of work, and Twins reliever Eddie Guardado was ejected in the ninth. Guardado had just given up a home run to Kelly Stinnett and wanted another ball. Umpire Bill Welke held a ball in his hand until Guardado walked within a few feet of home plate, then flipped it to him.

Guardado went back to the mound, but the two began to argue, leading to Guardado's ejection. "I was mad at what he said to me," Guardado said, "but I'm not going to get into it." Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he felt Welke could have handled the situation better. "If he had gotten another ball, Eddie would have been out on the mound and nothing would have happened," Gardenhire said.

Gardenhire and his coaching staff planned to meet Tuesday night to determine the final roster spots. In a day or so, players such as Cuddyer, Mohr, Kyle Lohse and David Lamb will find out if they will make the Opening Day roster.

None of the players held anything back Tuesday. Cuddyer walked twice, then clubbed two homers to raise his average to .317.

"I think I've had some good at-bats. I think I've proven myself in the field," he said. "It's up to them to decide who's the best player." Gardenhire still is sticking to his view that Cuddyer would be better off with some more minor league seasoning while Brian Buchanan starts in right field. "I don't want to put [Cuddyer] in a situation where if he doesn't start well -- with all those expectations -- it would get ugly," he said.

Mohr, who is batting .396, has a shot at a backup outfield spot, with Bobby Kielty (.351) as his main competitor. "It's been stressful and fun at the same time," Mohr said. "I think I've done all I can."

Lohse appears to have locked up the No. 5 starter's job. He gave up three unearned runs Tuesday, lowering his spring ERA to 1.13, the lowest among all of the starting candidates. Lamb has been solid all spring and has hit .350. With Denny Hocking hobbled because of a sore left knee and Jay Canizaro hitting .098, there's an outside chance that Lamb, signed to a minor league contract Nov. 7, could sneak in as the 25th player. Hocking's status will be evaluated today.