CLEVELAND — The Minnesota Twins sure picked a terrible time for a dry spell.For a fourth game in a row since reaching the .500 mark, the Twins turned in a disappointing effort on Tuesday night. Though the pitching staff offered the team its best chance in those four games to win one, the Twins’ offense was ineffective once again. That, combined with several close calls that benefited the Cleveland Guardians, added up to a 5-2 loss at Progressive Field, dropping the club to 49-53.With the trade deadline less than two weeks away, the Twins, who’ve been outscored 34-9 since Saturday, find themselves running out of time.“We’re not in a do-or-die situation right now, but we also are not naive to the fact these next two weeks are important for trying to send a message to the front office about the group we have,” Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers said.The Twins better hope the broadcast connection in Minneapolis has been fuzzy the past few days because the message they’re sending home is bleak. Facing a pair of strong teams on the road, the Twins are stumbling at a time they need to be at their best.Given the importance of this stretch, the Twins aren’t providing general manager Jeremy Zoll and executive chairman Tom Pohlad with many compelling reasons to push in their chips and bolster the roster. Though Zoll and Pohlad would love nothing better than for the Twins to put them in a position to add at the Aug. 3 trade deadline, the club still has much to mull.Jeffers, who belted a first-inning solo homer, his second since returning from a broken hamate bone, would certainly have several suitors if the Twins make the free-agent-to-be catcher available. Teams also are intrigued by the availability of outfielder Trevor Larnach, who is performing well against right-handed pitchers and hasn’t recently had more value than at present.Lastly, teams hoping to bolster the front end of their starting rotations are drooling over the possibility of two-time All-Star Joe Ryan becoming available.With the way the Twins are going, they need to do a lot to convince the front office they’re worthy of additional investment.With two games left in Cleveland, the Twins will turn to Bailey Ober and Taj Bradley to get them going in the right direction. If they can salvage something, the Twins know they host the struggling Athletics and Kansas City Royals in the week ahead.“I still think we’re in a good position,” said designated hitter Josh Bell, who doubled and scored Tuesday. “I still think vibes are really high in the clubhouse. Obviously, the last four or five games haven’t gone the way that we’ve wanted them to, but we’re still in the hunt. We still have a lot of unfinished business out there. It’s still really early. Just keeping vibes high, rinse, repeat, come back (Wednesday) ready to play.”