WATCH Pirates vs. Royals Online Live Stream, Free MLB 2015 Game 1 Coverage

Baseball's back for the official 2015 MLB season!

The Pittsburgh Pirates take the field against the Kansas City Royals in Week 16 of the regular season on Monday, July 20 at 8:10 p.m. EST at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium in Missouri. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the Monday evening ballgame online - also catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

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

Pirates (2): "After closing with a 13-3 stretch before the All-Star break, they got swept by the Brewers to start the second half and now they face the Royals and Nationals this week. Now it appears that shortstop Jordy Mercer will join third baseman Josh Harrison on the DL and the team's depth will be tested." David Schoenfield, SweetSpot 

Pittsburgh now holds an impressive 53-38 winning record and remains 2nd in the National League Central Division.

Royals (3): "The Royals are now 20 games over .500; no other AL team is more than 10 games over. After taking three of four from the White Sox, including a win over the red-hot Chris Sale, the Royals face a tough stretch, with the Pirates (3), Cardinals (1), Astros (3), Indians (3), Blue Jays (4) and Tigers (3) in their next 17 games." David Schoenfield,SweetSpot 

With that, Kansas City snags 55 wins and only 35 losses and is now 1st in the American League Central Division.

The evening ballgame will be broadcasted live on local sports channels FSKC and RTPT.

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: Pirates and Royals.

And official MLB team websites: Pirates and Royals.

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