NEW YORK -- With nothing left to play for in the regular season, the Philadelphia Phillies are playing as if they have nothing left. Manager Charlie Manuel isnt sure how to fix it. Theres no reason to panic, his players say. Hunter Pence dropped a deep fly ball for an error that led to five unearned runs, and the New York Mets completed a doubleheader sweep with a 6-3 victory Saturday night that handed the NL East champions their eighth straight defeat. Having already secured home-field advantage throughout the post-season, the sluggish Phillies remained winless since clinching their fifth consecutive division title last Saturday. The losing streak is their longest since an eight-game skid late in the 2000 season, when they finished 65-97 and last in the NL East under manager Terry Francona. "Im sitting there watching it. Dont know what I can do about it," Manuel said. "If you want to know the truth, our teams out of sync, definitely out of focus, and were not playing. You guys see how were playing. The teams that were losing to, we stop and look at our record against them this year and everything. There aint too much going our way right now." In the afternoon opener, R.A. Dickey took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and David Wright hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth as New York won 2-1. Shane Victorino doubled with one out in the seventh for Philadelphias first hit, and Dickey wound up with a no-decision. Pitching a parade of relievers in a bullpen tuneup for the playoffs, the Phillies jumped out to an early 3-0 lead against rookie Dillon Gee in the nightcap. But things quickly unraveled in the third. With two on and two outs, Willie Harris hit a long drive to right and Pence, making his first start since missing three games with a strained left knee, took an awkward route to the ball. It glanced off his glove on the warning track and both runners scored on a three-base error. "I saw it. I just missed it," Pence said. "Its a play thats got to be made and it cost us big-time." David Herndon (1-4) then issued his second walk of the inning, drawing the ire of a visibly irritated Manuel. He yanked the right-hander in favour of Kyle Kendrick, who gave up an RBI double to Nick Evans and a two-run single to Josh Thole. Jason Pridie doubled off Kendrick to begin the fourth and scored on Ruben Tejadas single, making it 6-3. Batting cleanup, Pence also grounded into a 1-2-3 double play with the bases loaded and nobody out in the first. Gee (13-6) escaped unscathed and recovered to allow three runs -- two earned -- and nine hits in six innings. It was the first win in five starts for Gee, roughed up by Philadelphia twice this season. Bobby Parnell retired all five batters he faced, and Manny Acosta got three outs for his fourth save. He also closed out the day game. "With whats happened with us as of late, to beat that team, as good as they are, I dont care who else is on the field, its big for us," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "We need the confidence that we can compete. So again, Im really proud of the way our guys played today." After a rainout Friday night, the Phillies played their third doubleheader in 10 days. The wet weather gave them their first day off since Aug. 28, when they were rained out by Hurricane Irene. Loaded with pitching, the Phillies look worn out at the plate. They are averaging just 2.41 runs while going 5-12 in their last 17 games. They have four games remaining before the playoff opener next Saturday, and Philadelphia is expected to be a heavy favourite in the NL. "Of course, yeah, you lose eight in a row, people are going to panic," centre fielder Shane Victorino said. "But Im not worried. We havent had our full lineup out there guys, relax. We havent had one through eight." Manuel thinks all the tweaking hes done to the lineup to rest banged-up players has contributed to the slump. "Pretty soon you lose your mojo. You lose your timing, you lose your rhythm. I know what Im talking about. Ive been in the damn game for 50 years," he said. "I preach about it every day. People hear it but they look at me like Im stupid or crazy. Maybe I am. But thats whats happening. Thats what youre seeing. Were out of sync, were out of focus, like were searching. And nothings going right." Roy Halladay tries to stop the slide Sunday when he makes his final regular-season start against Mike Pelfrey and the Mets. "I dont think theres a lack of focus. I think we just need to execute. Right now as a team we just hit a little bit of a wall," slugger Ryan Howard said. "Yeah, the intensity could probably be a little bit better." As for the concerned fans back in Philadelphia? "If were not panicking, they shouldnt panic," he said. Cole Hamels pitched seven sharp innings for the Phillies in the opener, allowing only a pinch-hit homer by Valentino Pascucci that tied the score in the seventh. The left-hander, 3-10 in 17 starts against the Mets, yielded four hits and struck out seven. Hamels said hell start again on three days rest Wednesday night in Atlanta, using the regular-season finale as his final tuneup for the playoffs. He said the losing streak has been "depressing and angry." "I know were a good team and were not winning," Hamels said. "So its becoming very frustrating because you expect more out of everybody, and were not able to do it." Dickey retired his first 15 batters before walking Ruiz to start the sixth. A switch-hitter, Victorino batted right-handed to get a better look at Dickeys knuckleball. He snapped an 0-for-20 slide with his seventh-inning double and scored when Howard followed with a single. The Mets have never thrown a no-hitter. Founded in 1962, they are closing in on 50 full seasons without one. "I had the type of knuckleball today where I thought I had the chance, and I dont often say that," Dickey said. Parnell (4-6) retired Placido Polanco on a grounder with two on to end the eighth. Philadelphia had two on when Carlos Ruiz flied out to end it. Ruben Tejada singled with one out in the eighth off Brad Lidge (0-2) and stole second before Wright hit a grounder inside third base. "When you lose focus and you get out of sync, then youve got to get it back. Now do we have time? I dont know, well see," Manuel said. "Itll be a test to how good we are. How about that? This is a real good test. This is the first time this year that weve actually gone bad. And its not a real good time to go bad, but at the same time well see. This is a good measuring stick for us. We might not like it, but it is. We created that ourself. So well see. Thats all Ive got to say." 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