Schafer is out of the lineup Thursday against the Tigers, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Manager Ron Gardenhire will give September call-up Chris Herrmann some rare playing time in left field, as Schafer heads to the bench for the third time in four games. Schafer's at-bats figure to remain inconsistent during the season-ending series with the Tigers, with the Twins content to shuffle some of their underutilized players into the mix before packing it in for 2014.