Any sort of success the Houston Astros are going to have in 2026 — and so far, there hasn’t been a ton — is going to come off the backs of the offense. There can be no doubt that the lineup has been the strength of the team to date, with stalwart bats like Yordan Alvarez and  Christian Walker  shouldering the load. But when the team needed those bats the most this past weekend against the Cincinnati Reds, they fell completely silent. After picking up a dominant 10-0 win in the series opener on Friday, Houston failed to mount any sort of resistance against the Reds pitching staff for the remainder of the weekend. Cincinnati won 3-1 on Saturday via a wonderful performance from fireball-throwing righty Chase Burns and then followed that up with an even more impressive 5-0 shutout because Andrew Abbott completely stifled the Astros. In the end, Friday’s 10-0 outburst was just a mirage. Astros Stars Need to Produce Houston Astros left fielder Yordan Alvarez.…