WATCH Cubs vs. Phillies Online Live Stream, Free MLB 2015 Game 1 Coverage

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

The Chicago Cubs take the field against the Philadelphia Phillies in Week 23 of the regular season on Thursday, September 10 at 7:05 p.m. EST at Citizens Bank Park in Pennsylvania. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the Game 1 afternoon ballgame online - also catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores.

While the Cubs maintain a rather high spot in ESPN.com's official break-down of all 30 professional teams (power rankings), Philly still lags near the very bottom:

Phillies (29): "Well, the race for the first overall pick is on as the Braves' 12-game losing streak has cut the Phillies' "lead" down to one game." David Schoenfield, SweetSpot 

With that, Philadelphia has only 54 wins and a whopping 80 losses and is still 5th in the National League Eastern Division.

Cubs (6): "Cubs rookies have 29 game-winning RBIs this season, which is the most by any group of rookies in the majors. The Phillies are second with 16." Joe Aiello, View from the Bleachers 

With that, Chicago holds an impressive 80-58 winning record and is now 3rd in the National League Central Division. The Cubs led the series against the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 earlier this week.

Tonight's ballgame will be broadcasted live on local sports channels CSPh and CSCh.

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: Phillies and Cubs.

And official MLB team websites: Phillies and Cubs.

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