WATCH Cardinals vs. Pirates Online Live Stream Top Teams: Free MLB 2015 Game 1 Coverage

Baseball's back for the official 2015 MLB season!

The St. Louis Cardinals take the field against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Week 14 of the regular season on Thursday, July 9 at 7:05 p.m. EST at PNC Park in Pennsylvania. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the Thursday evening ballgame online - also catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Both St. Louis and Pittsburgh remain in the Top 3 in ESPN.com's official break-down of all 30 professional teams (power rankings):

Cardinals (1): "Cracks are starting to show in offensive replacements, as the Cardinals lost four straight last week for the first time in 2015. Help is on the way, however, with Matt Holliday's imminent return next week." Matt Philip, Fungoes 

St. Louis now holds an impressive 55-30 winning record and remains 1st in the National League Central Division.

Pirates (3): "With his win on Sunday, Gerrit Cole was the first pitcher in the majors to get to 12 victories this season. He's also eighth in the majors with a 2.28 ERA. --ESPN.com 

With that, Pittsburgh snags 50 wins and 34 losses and is now 2nd in the National League Central Division.

The Houston Astros are now at No. 2.

The ballgame will be broadcasted live on local sports channels FSMW and .

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: Cardinals and Pirates.

And official MLB team websites: Cardinals and Pirates.

Enjoy the Game 1 evening ballgame! Also keep an eye on MstarsNews for more live MLB coverage.