WATCH Dodgers vs. Padres Online Live Stream: Free MLB 2015 Game 1 Coverage

Baseball's back for the official 2015 MLB season, and things are finally heating-up!

The Los Angeles Dodgers take the field against West Coast rivals the San Diego Padres in Week 22 of the regular season on Thursday, September 3 at 10:10 p.m. EST at PETCO Park in California. 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.

While LA snags rather high spot in ESPN.com's official break-down of all 30 teams (power rankings), the Padres lag a bit behind:

Padres (19): "Since the All-Star break, Ian Kennedy is 4-4 with a 2.32 ERA. Kennedy had a 4.91 ERA in the first half of the season. Over his past 16 starts, Kennedy has a 2.63 ERA with 93 strikeouts against 29 walks with an opponents' batting average of .230. Matt Kemp needs two homers to get to 200 in his career." Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit 

San Diego currently maintains a steady 64-69 winning record and is now 4th in the National League Western Division.

Dodgers (8): "Clayton Kershaw's last loss came on June 27; in 10 starts since, he has a 0.92 ERA and a 6-0 record. Vin Scully will be coming back in 2016, but he believes it will be his final year in the booth. Los Angeles is 3-9 versus San Francisco so far in 2015, and host them for three games this week." Diane Firstman, Value Over Replacement Grit 

With that, Los Angeles holds an extremely impressive 75-57 winning record and remains 1st in the National League Western Division. The Dodgers managed a four-game sweep against the San Francisco Giants earlier this week.

Tonight's ballgame will be broadcasted live on local sports channels SNLA and FSSD.

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: Dodgers and Padres.

And official MLB team websites: Dodgers and Padres.

Enjoy the highly-anticipated Game 1 evening ballgame, and always stick with MstarsNews for additional MLB coverage.