Pittsburgh Pirates

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CINCINNATI, OH - MAY 27: Mitch Keller #23 of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches in the second inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on May 27, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Fire everyone.

Hey, it's not like that'll waver based on any one outcome.

At the same time ... man alive, the Pirates did win a baseball game. And Mitch Keller did finally break through with his first solid big-league start. And Kevin Newman, Jacob Stallings, Bryan Reynolds and Josh Bell did go deep.

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And yeah, to repeat for all  those who went to bed before the post-midnight finish back home, the Pirates really, really did win a baseball game, and to boot, they won it big, 10-2 over the Angels on this Monday night at Angel Stadium.

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