WATCH Nationals vs. Pirates Online Live Stream, Free MLB 2015 Game 1 Coverage

Baseball's back for the official 2015 MLB season!

The Washington Nationals take the field against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Week 16 of the regular season on Thursday, July 23 at 7:05 p.m. EST at PNC Park in PA. 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 Washington and Pittsburgh snag very high spots in ESPN.com's official break-down of all 30 professional teams (power rankings):

Nationals (5): "Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke shut down the Nationals' injury riddled offense, combining for 16 innings pitched, six hits, one walk and 25 strikeouts over the past two games. Now the Mets have lined up Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard to face the Nats. Three shutouts might be needed from the Nats' starters." Harper Gordek, Nationals Baseball 

Washington now holds an impressive 51-42 winning record and remains 1st in the National League Eastern Division.

Pirates (2): "After closing with a 13-3 stretch before the All-Star break, they got swept by the Brewers to start the second half and now they face the Royals and Nationals this week. Now it appears that shortstop Jordy Mercer will join third baseman Josh Harrison on the DL and the team's depth will be tested." David Schoenfield, SweetSpot 

With that, Pittsburgh snags 54 wins and 40 losses and is now 2nd in the National League Central Division.

The Thursday evening ballgame will be broadcasted live on local sports channels MASN and RTPT.

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: Nationals and Pirates.

And official MLB team websites: Nationals and Pirates.

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