WATCH Pirates vs. Mets 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 New York Mets in Week 19 of the regular season on Friday, August 14 at 7:10 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 1 evening ballgame online - also catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

Both the Mets and Pirates maintain extremely high spots in ESPN.com's official break-down of all 30 professional teams (power rankings):

Pirates (3): "The Pirates have allowed 20 runs in their past four games -- but won all four as the offense hit .362 and scored 31 runs while beating the Cubs and then sweeping the Dodgers. Next up: a big road trip to St. Louis and then the Mets." David Schoenfield, SweetSpot 

Pittsburgh now holds an impressive 66-46 winning record and remains 2nd in the National League Central Division.

Mets (7): "Since July 24, the Mets have scored the third-most runs (77) in the National League, averaging 5.5 runs per game. Prior to that date, they were scoring 3.4 runs per game. Their 19 home runs since July 28 are the most in the NL and second most in MLB." Joe Janish, Mets Today

With that, New York maintains 63 wins and 52 losses and is now 1st in the National League Eastern Division.

The Friday night ballgame will be broadcasted live on local sports channels RTPT and SNY.

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 Mets.

And official MLB team websites: Pirates and Mets.

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