By holding off the Guardians on Sunday afternoon, the Twins secured their first series victory in nearly a month (April 13-15 vs. Boston), snapping an 0-5-1 stretch against their last six opponents. And yet, because the AL Central has been so mediocre through the first quarter of the season, Minnesota (18-23) is just 2.5 games back of Cleveland (21-21) for the division lead. After somehow escaping with a win in a bizarre 11-inning contest on Saturday night that featured just four total hits, the Twins' offense had a much better showing on Mother's Day. Minnesota got 13 hits, including three from Kody Clemens and two apiece from Josh Bell, Austin Martin, and Brooks Lee. A four-run fifth inning put the Twins up 5-1, and their hodgepodge bullpen did just enough to hold on for a 5-4 victory. The ninth inning was handled by Yoendrys Gomez, who the Twins acquired from the Rays for cash considerations just a few days ago.…