WATCH Royals vs. Cardinals Online Live Stream, Free MLB 2015 Game 1 Coverage

Baseball's back for the official 2015 MLB season!

The Kansas City Royals take the field against the St. Louis Cardinals in Week 16 of the regular season on Thursday, July 23 at 7:15 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 St. Louis and Kansas City remain in the Top 3 of ESPN.com's official break-down of all 30 professional teams (power rankings):

Cardinals (1): "The Cardinals used the All-Star break to rejuvenate as Matt Holliday returned to the lineup, Jason Heyward broke out with a 5-for-5 game on Saturday and the team regained its 4½-game lead over the Pirates." Matt Philip, Fungoes 

St. Louis holds an impressive 60-34 winning record and remains 1st in the National League Central Division.

Royals (3): "The Royals are now 20 games over .500; no other AL team is more than 10 games over. After taking three of four from the White Sox, including a win over the red-hot Chris Sale, the Royals face a tough stretch, with the Pirates (3), Cardinals (1), Astros (3), Indians (3), Blue Jays (4) and Tigers (3) in their next 17 games." David Schoenfield, SweetSpot 

With that, Kansas City snags 57 wins and only 36 losses and is now 1st in the American League Central Division.

The evening ballgame will be broadcasted live on local sports channels FSKC 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: Royals and Cardinals.

And official MLB team websites: Royals and Cardinals.

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