WATCH Padres vs. Mets Online Live Stream, Free MLB 2015 Game 3 Coverage

Baseball's back for the official 2015 MLB season!

The San Diego Padres take the field against the New York Mets in Week 17 of the regular season on Thursday, July 30 at 12:10 p.m. EST at Citi Field in Flushing, NY. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the Game 3 afternoon ballgame online - also catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

While New york snags a rather neutral standing in ESPN.com's official break-down of all 30 professional teams (power rankings), San Diego lags just a few spots behind:

Padres (19): "Tyson Ross extended his streak of starts without allowing a home run to 16, a club record. Soft schedule coming up (Mets, Marlins, Brewers, Phillies, Reds, Rockies), but there's too much ground to make up in the wild-card race. Justin Upton may be dealt by the trade deadline." Diane Firstman,Value Over Replacement Grit 

San Diego now holds a steady 48-53 winning record and remains 4th in the National League Western Division.

Mets (13): "Jacob deGrom is second in the majors in ERA (2.05) and has a .196 batting average against." ESPN.com 

With that, New York maintains 52 wins and 49 losses and is now 2nd in the National League Eastern Division. The current series is tied 1-1 heading into Game 3.

The afternoon ballgame will be broadcasted live on local sports channels SNY, FSSD, and MLBN.

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: Padres and Mets.

And official MLB team websites: Padres and Mets.

Enjoy the Game 3 afternoon ballgame! Also keep an eye on MstarsNews for more MLB coverage, including the Nationals vs. Marlins game.