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

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

The San Francisco Giants take the field against rivals the St. Louis Cardinals in Week 20 of the regular season on Monday, August 17 at 8:09 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.

While San Fran snags a top spot in in ESPN.com's official break-down of all 30 teams (power rankings), St. Louis still remains the team to beat:

Giants (10): "The Giants rebounded nicely from a four-game sweep at the hands of the Cubs two weekends ago by winning five of their next six games against the Astros and Nationals. NL Rookie of the Year candidate Matt Duffy has led the charge, with four extra-base hits and eight RBIs during the stretch." Andrew Tweedy, West Coast Bias 

San Francisco currently maintains a steady 64-53 winning record and is now 2nd in the National League Western Division.

Cardinals (1): "The Cardinals won two of three from the Pirates last week and now hold a five-game lead over their rivals in the NL Central. Jaime Garcia continues to dominate after returning from the DL. His ERA stands at 1.57, thanks to an uncanny 67 percent ground-ball rate." Matt Philip, Fungoes 

With that, St. Louis holds an extremely impressive 75-42 winning record and remains 1st in the National League Central Division.

Wednesday afternoon's ballgame broadcasted live on local sports channels ESPN, FSMW, and CSBy.

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: Giants and Cardinals.

And official MLB team websites: Giants and Cardinals.

Enjoy the Game 1 evening ballgame, and always stick with MstarsNews for additional MLB coverage!