Cardinals vs. Giants Watch and Listen Online NLCS Game 4 Live Stream: MLB NL Championship Series Playoffs

The St. Louis Cardinals vs. the San Francisco Giants face off in Game 4 of the MLB National League Championship Series (NLCS) playoffs on Thursday, Oct. 18 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The ballgame is set to start at 8:07 p.m. E.T. Read on to see where fans can watch a live stream and up-to-date live feed/coverage of the game online.

The Cardinals and Giants are currently 2-1 in the Series, with St .Louis snagging a Game 1 (6-4) and a Game 3 (3-1) victory and San Francisco coming out on top of Game 2 (7-1).  

Both teams will face off in a total of seven playoff games to determine which one advances on to the 2012 World Series to play the Detroit Tigers. Detroit faced off against the New York Yankees in the ALCS and swept the series, not even having to make it to Game 5. Tigers won Game 1 (6-4), 2 (3-0), 3 (2-1), and dominated in Game 4 just this Thursday afternoon (8-1).

Game 3 of the NLCS was delayed Wednesday afternoon in St. Louis in the 8th inning, with the Cardinals up 3-1. Once the game recommenced the Cardinals maintained that score and snagged the win.

Cardinals' left fielder Matt Holliday slid into Giants' infielder Marco Scutaro in Game 2, banging the second baseman up pretty bad. Scutaro recovered and hit the field for Game 3. St Louis outfielder Carlos Beltran injured his knee and was taken out during Game 3. Beltran is not in the lineup for Game 4.

The Game 4 pitching matchup is a good one - Tim Lincecum for the Giants and Adam Wainwright for the Cardinals.

The Game 4 ballgame will be broadcasted on FOX, but for those fans who can't make it to a television, MLB.tv offers a postseason online game package for $24.99. Although no live stream, espn.go and Gamecast both offer great ballgame updates on scores and lineups.

Or listen online at ESPN Radio.

For those who want to try out a (free) live stream (which means downloading a torrent), click here.

For more ball team radio station affiliates, Cardinals and Giants.

The NLDS and ALDS have both proved exciting and neck-to-neck this year, with all four playoff series making it up to the crucial Game 5. The Yankees, who ended their regular MLB season as AL East champs, won out over the Baltimore Orioles. The Detroit Tigers yo-yoed wins and losses with the Oakland Athletics, ultimately coming out victorious in the end. The San Francisco Giants battled it out with the Cincinnati Reds, winning Game 5 (6-4). The Cardinals finally ousted out the Nationals late Friday night, winning 9-7. The Cardinals vs. Giants will now battle it out in the NL Championship Series which takes place Oct. 14-Oct. 22. The winner of the series will then go on to play in the World Series which kicks off Wednesday, Oct. 24.

For the full MLB postseason schedule click here.

Official team websites: Cardinals and Giants.