So lets take a look at some possible reasons why the turnaround happened for the Minnesota Twins.
The first thing that jumps out at me, is the young guys are fighting for those close games a little harder.
The team is winning a larger percentage of the close games than the first half.
I define a three-run game as close. During the first half the Twins were 19-37 (.339), now in the second half they are 10-8 (.556).
At least to me, that means the players are not giving up when they get down. They are battling back after the pitchers give up those early runs.