WATCH Cubs vs. Cardinals Live Stream Online, MLB 2015 Free Coverage: Baseball TV Schedule, Scores, Division Rankings & More!

Baseball's back for the official 2015 MLB season!

The Chicago Cubs take the field against the St. Louis Cardinals in Week 5 of the regular season on Thursday, May 7 at 1:45 p.m. EST at Busch Stadium in Missouri. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the Thursday afternoon ballgame online - also catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Chicago and St. Louis both remain top teams in ESPN.com's official breakdown of all 30 MLB teams (power rankings):

Cubs (8): "The Cubs struck out 18 times on Saturday against the Brewers, just the fourth time in team history that has been done in a nine-inning game." Joe Aiello, View from the Bleachers 

Chicago currently holds a 14-12 winning record.

Cardinals (1): "The Cardinals have so far weathered the storm of losing Adam Wainwright, compensating with great defense and the NL's second-highest on-base percentage, aided by Matt Holliday's .455 OBP (third in NL) and Matt Carpenter's .431 (sixth)." Matt Philip, Fungoes 

St. Louis snags 20 wins and only seven losses.

The afternoon ball game will be broadcasted live on local channels FSMW and CSCh.

For a complete list of current standings and scores for the regular 2015 season, check out the official MLB website.

For fans who want to try out a free live stream (which may mean downloading a torrent), click here. Or try this other option...

ESPN, MLB Scoreboard, SBNation, and MLB TV are both good sources for up-to-date game coverage and feeds.

For additional team radio station affiliates: Cubs and Cardinals.

And official MLB team websites: Cubs and Cardinals.

Enjoy the ballgame!

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