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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- The student section sang Happy Birthday to Brad Kaaya before the game, and there were a slew of text messages awaiting the Miami quarterback afterward.All that was nice, but all he really wanted was what was on the scoreboard.Kaaya threw for four touchdowns on the day he turned 21, Miami scored a school-record 42 points in the third quarter and the Mark Richt era began with an easy 70-3 win over Florida A&M on Saturday night.This is the only birthday present I wanted today, honestly, Kaaya said. All the other things are cool and stuff, but this is what the day was about.The Hurricanes (1-0) had three backs -- Joe Yearby, Mark Walton and Gus Edwards -- all top 100 yards, the first time a Miami trio has done that since 1987. Yearby ran for two scores, Walton and Edwards each ran for one, and seven other Hurricanes reached the end zone.Miami scored touchdowns on 10 of its first 12 possessions.We were just ready, said Miami receiver Braxton Berrios, who returned a punt for a touchdown.Kaayas four TD throws tied a career-best. He completed 12 of 18 passes for 135 yards.Kenneth Coleman completed nine of 16 passes for 135 yards for the Rattlers (0-1), who lost to Miami for the 10th consecutive time.We didnt come to play, Coleman said. Weve got work to do.Miami outgained FAMU 373-22 on the ground, and 523-197 in total yards.We had a chance for the first time in 2016 to see our kids compete in game conditions, which is a good thing, Rattlers coach Alex Wood said.It was Richts first game leading the Hurricanes. His team took a 28-3 lead into halftime, then scored touchdowns on all six of its opportunities in the third -- with Edwards going 74 yards for a score as the quarter expired.Ill just say this: I really, really like it here, said Richt, a 1982 Miami grad. I like these players. I like this university. I like the vibe of the city. Im very thankful to be here.THE TAKEAWAYFlorida A&M: The Rattlers got plenty of players involved both rushing and receiving, played two quarterbacks and put together a pair of relatively solid drives in the second quarter. In short, plenty of players got experience.Miami: The Hurricanes flirted with matching the school-record for points (77 against Savannah State in 2013) and sold more than 60,000 tickets. And the starting linebacker trio of Zach McCloud, Shaq Quarterman and Michael Pinckney -- all true freshmen -- got their college careers off to a flying start. It was a great experience, Quarterman said. The last trio of Miami backs to top 100 yards in the same game was Leonard Conley, Melvin Bratton and Warren Williams against Cincinnati on Oct. 24, 1987.POLL IMPLICATIONSMiamis drought may be over.The Hurricanes last appeared in the AP Top 25 on Nov. 10, 2013 -- 39 polls ago. Since then, 61 different programs have been ranked. If Miami appears in the poll that will be released Tuesday, itll be the first time the Hurricanes were ranked so early in a season since 2010.Thatd be awesome, Kaaya said. But at the same time, we cant just sit on that. ... In the grand scheme of things, we have lot bigger fish to fry.UP NEXTFlorida A&M: At Coastal Carolina, Sept. 10. Coastal Carolina beat FAMU 48-3 in 2014. For whatever this is worth, itll be the second straight week the Rattlers visit a school that made the 2016 College World Series -- the Chanticleers won the title.Miami: Host Florida Atlantic, Sept. 10. 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New York and San Francisco won their games easily Tuesday night, leaving the Cardinals (82-75) a game back of the Giants and 1 1/2 behind the Mets with five contests remaining.And now St. Louis faces Cincinnatis top pitchers in the series final two games, beginning Wednesday night when the Reds (66-91) send Anthony DeSclafani to the hill opposite old teammate Mike Leake.DeSclafani (8-5, 3.38 ERA) is 3-1 with a 2.25 ERA in six career outings against the Cardinals, although hes lost his last three starts, allowing 14 runs over 16 innings and giving up four homers.Leakes next good outing against Cincinnati, the team with whom he pitched the first five-plus years of his big league career, will be his first. The Reds rapped Leake (9-11, 4.72) around to the tune of a .343 average in three starts this year.Leake, whose ERA against Cincinnati is 8.31 this season, is coming off a 5-0 loss Friday at the Chicago Cubs, giving up five runs in 3 1/3 innings thanks in part to the shaky defense thats been a St. Louis pitfall all year.The teams have exchanged blowout wins in the series first two games. The Reds stomped the Cardinals 15-2 on Mondaay night before St.dddddddddddd Louis gained revenge by belting five homers Tuesday night.I didnt anticipate that kind of vengeance. We beat them by 13 but that doesnt mean we have to lose to them the next game, Cincinnati manager Bryan Price said. I knew they wouldnt sit on their hands and wait to get beat. We got into some really bad counts and they just teed off on some fastballs.Although it hasnt happened quite as much to the Reds the second half of the season, Tuesday night was a bad flashback to the seasons first three months that paved the way for them to set an all-time MLB record for most homers allowed in a year. Theyre at 251 with five games left.Meanwhile, the Cardinals added to their NL home run lead and have 218 with five games left. Matt Carpenters 20th homer in the third inning made him the fifth player to reach 20 this year, tying a club record.Tuesday nights game also marked the first time since April 21, 2004 that they homered for the cycle. Besides Diazs emotional slam, Jhonny Peralta walloped a three-run shot, Matt Adams pinch-hit a two-run blast and Randal Grichuk joined Carpenter in the solo club.St. Louis might need to keep hitting at that rate to hold off Cincinnatis lineup.They arent making it easy for us, said Adam Wainwright, who picked up the win Tuesday night. Theyre working counts, fouling off tough pitches. Thats a good lineup over there. ' ' '