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.
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.