tˈɪnsli kəlˈɛktᵻd hɪz fˈɜːst mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈiːɡ hˈɪt ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl ɪlˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, wɪð ɐ nˈaɪnθ ˈɪnɪŋ pˈɪntʃhˈɪt sˈɪŋɡəl ˈɔf bˈɔltɪmˌoːɹz ɡɹˈɛɡ ˈoʊlsən, ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli skˈoːɹɪŋ ðə tˈaɪɪŋ ɹˈʌn tə sˈɛnd ðə ɡˈeɪm ˌɪntʊ ˈɛkstɹəɪnnˈɪŋz.
Tinsley collected his first Major League hit on April 11, 1993, with a ninth inning pinch-hit single off  Baltimore's Gregg Olson, eventually scoring the tying run to send the game into extra-innings.