
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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In the 1998 baseball season, two players, Johnson and Martinez, competed in the number of home runs. Determine the month where Johnson and Martinez tied in the total number of home runs and who led at the end of the season given the following monthly home runs: 

- **Johnson**: March - 2, April - 9, May - 5, June - 11, July - 9, August - 7, September - 12
- **Martinez**: March - 0, April - 4, May - 8, June - 17, July - 3, August - 9, September - 8

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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