Cano's fly, AL pitching leads to 1-0 All-Star lead

Robinson Cano drove home Evan Longoria with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning after a two-base throwing error by Dodgers reliever Hong-Chih Kuo, and the AL had a 1-0 lead over the NL after six innings at the 81st All-Star game on Tuesday night.

Tampa Bay's David Price and four AL relievers combined on six innings of four-hit ball against the NL, which got just one runner to third base early in baseball's midsummer classic at sun-splashed Angel Stadium.

The NL had hoped a roster loaded with pitching talent would end the league's 13-game winless skid, but the AL manufactured the first run with an assist from Kuo, delighting the Angels fans making up most of the crowd of 54,408.

After Longoria drew a walk from Kuo to open the AL fifth, the Dodgers left-hander fielded Joe Mauer's dribbler back to the mound, but threw it high over Adrian Gonzalez's head at first base, allowing the runners to reach second and third.