Don’t let anyone tell you that moral victories don’t exist.
Making it back from a second Tommy John surgery to pitch in the majors again is a moral victory. Coming back from that second Tommy John, then getting your timetable derailed by loose bodies in your elbow that need to be surgically removed, but then making it back as a starting pitcher anyway is most definitely a moral victory.
Doing all that and then debuting with a six-inning no-hitter? Just about as moral of a victory as they come. And yes, six-inning no-hitters also exist.