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

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

The Pittsburgh Pirates take the field against the St. Louis Cardinals in Week 22 of the regular season on Friday, September 4 at 8:15 p.m. EST at Busch Stadium in Missouri. 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 Cardinals and Pirates maintain extremely high spots in ESPN.com's official break-down of all 30 professional teams (power rankings):

Pirates (3): "Even after Sunday's loss, the Pirates have won 14 of 18... and picked up just 2½ games in the standings. Next up: a nine-game road trip to Milwaukee, St. Louis and Cincinnati." David Schoenfield, SweetSpot 

Pittsburgh now holds an impressive 79-53 winning record and remains 2nd in the National League Central Division.

Cardinals (1): "Rookie Stephen Piscotty has provided punch (.378 OBP/.576 SLG) since his call-up in July, while Matt Carpenter's revival corresponds with his return to the leadoff spot." Matt Philip, Fungoes 

With that, St. Louis snags an awesome 86 wins and only 47 losses and is still 1st in the National League Central Division.

The Friday night ballgame will be broadcasted live on local sports channels MLBN, RTPT, and FSMW.

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 Cardinals.

And official MLB team websites: Pirates and Cardinals.

Enjoy the highly-anticipated Game 1 evening ballgame! Also keep an eye on MstarsNews for even more live MLB coverage, including Rays vs. Yankees and Twins vs. Astros.