TORONTO — Yasiel Puig batted first for the Dodgers on Sunday, the final game of a six-game homestand, against the San Diego Padres. Puig went 0-for-4. In four games since he’s batted second, second, fifth and fifth.

Will we see Puig batting leadoff again?

“It’s a possibility,” manager Dave Roberts said, “but I think that, for me, he’s got to show a little more consistency in the strike zone. That was something where I wanted to change the mindset. But I think with what Chase (Utley) is doing at the top of the order, and I like Kiké (Hernandez) at the top of the order against left-handers, but for me Yasiel has got to be more aggressive in the zone and less outside the zone.

“I think he only has six walks on the season, and a lot of those came in the first week of the season. It’s just the whole thing — you’ve got to get a good pitch to hit. Ted Williams. And Yasiel is being extra aggressive outside the strike zone.”

In other words, the Dodgers will attempt a different technique to curtail Puig’s aggressive approach.

“The hitting coaches are working on mechanics and approach,” Roberts said. “The mechanics are starting to work themselves out. Mechanically he looks better. It’s hard to put a good swing on a pitch out of the strike zone. That’s just a fundamental flaw for any hitter.”