Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler was surprised he was pulled in a critical moment in the sixth inning of his team's World Series-ending 4-1 loss to the Houston Astros on Saturday.

"It caught me off guard a little bit," Wheeler said after the Astros clinched the title. "It's win or go home right there. That's a tough pill to swallow. It's ultimately Top's [manager Rob Thomson] call and that's the call he made."