CHICAGO -- It had been more than a half-century since a Red Sox
left-hander won 20 games. And it will stay that way for at least
one more year. Jon Lester had a chance to become Boston's first
southpaw to reach the 20-win club since Mel Parnell in 1953, but
his quest went for naught.  In fact, in his final start of 2010,
Lester never came close to winning, instead getting shellacked
in an 8-2 loss to the White Sox.  The game-breaking blow was a
grand slam from Paul Konerko with two outs in the bottom of the
fourth. But in truth, Lester never had command in this one.
Over four-plus innings, he gave up nine hits and eight runs,
walking five and striking out five.  "Coming out of the bullpen,
I felt OK," said Lester. "It was just one of those days. It was
a bad day to have one of them. Obviously, [I] would have liked
to end on a little better note, but that's the way it is."
However, one subpar start could not diminish a stellar season
for the 26-year-old Lester, who finished 19-9 with a 3.25 ERA
and notched 2