Yes, you can strip the backup file. Here is an example:
exec master.dbo.xp_backup_database
@database = 'Northwind'
, @tsmobject = 'fsMH\nw\stripetest01'
, @tsmobject = 'fsMH\nw\stripetest02'
, @tsmobject = 'fsMH\nw\stripetest03'
, @tsmobject = 'fsMH\nw\stripetest04'
, @tsmclientnode = '10.0.1.200'
, @tsmclientownerpwd = 'password'
, @tsmconfigfile = 'C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient\dsm.opt'
, @init = 1