Torkelson is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
The 27-year-old will hit the bench Tuesday for the second time in Detroit's past three games. Torkelson has been struggling at the plate the last few weeks with a .133/.235/.283 slash line and 38.2 percent strikeout rate in his past 20 contests.